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Coder I - Full-time / Part-time
•30 days ago
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | Franklin, Tennessee |
About this job
Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation is one of the leading operators of general acute care hospitals. The organization's affiliates own, operate, or lease 206 hospitals in 29 states, with an aggregate of approximately 31,000 licensed beds. The consolidated organization owns and leases community hospitals that offer quality, cost-effective healthcare including a range of inpatient medical and surgical services, outpatient treatment and skilled nursing care. In over 60 percent of the markets served, CHS-affiliated hospitals are the sole provider of healthcare services.
Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation seeks a Coder I for its Franklin, TN, headquarters' HIIM Coding team.
Summary: Provides emergency department and ancillary outpatient coding support to the CHS hospitals. Reviews patient records and assigns accurate codes for each diagnosis and procedure. Applied knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes, and pharmacology. Demonstrates tested data quality and integrity skills.
This individual will be required to make independent decisions regarding accurate ICD-9-CM and CPT/HCPCS code assignments. These decisions will play a key role in determining the reimbursement potential of CHS and adherence to coding compliance regulations and corporate policies developed to ensure accurate billing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Performs centralized coding for CHS hospitals via scanned medical records and abstracts via access to hospital abstracting systems.
Codes Emergency Department and Ancillary care records.
Consults Regional Coding Manager and works out difficult codes and/or coding problems.
Attends coding workshops as necessary.
Other duties may be assigned
Mandatory overtime may be required and include
10 hour days up to 5 days a week
8 hours for weekends
Working of certain holidays. Certificates and Licenses:
Preferred to have 1 or more of the following certifications (CPC, CCA, CCS, RHIA, or RHIT).
Must have valid driver's license.
Education/Experience:
Minimum 1 (one) year acute care hospital outpatient coding experience preferred
Maintains productivity levels set forth by Community Health Systems while maintaining a 95% coding accuracy rate.
Thorough knowledge of the related prospective payment systems (PPS)
Broad knowledge of pharmacology indications for drug usage and related adverse reactions
Knowledge of ancillary testing (laboratory, X-ray, EKG)
Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology
Understanding of coding practices and official guidelines
Experience with PC, mainframe applications, and encoding systems
Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation seeks a Coder I for its Franklin, TN, headquarters' HIIM Coding team.
Summary: Provides emergency department and ancillary outpatient coding support to the CHS hospitals. Reviews patient records and assigns accurate codes for each diagnosis and procedure. Applied knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes, and pharmacology. Demonstrates tested data quality and integrity skills.
This individual will be required to make independent decisions regarding accurate ICD-9-CM and CPT/HCPCS code assignments. These decisions will play a key role in determining the reimbursement potential of CHS and adherence to coding compliance regulations and corporate policies developed to ensure accurate billing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Performs centralized coding for CHS hospitals via scanned medical records and abstracts via access to hospital abstracting systems.
Codes Emergency Department and Ancillary care records.
Consults Regional Coding Manager and works out difficult codes and/or coding problems.
Attends coding workshops as necessary.
Other duties may be assigned
Mandatory overtime may be required and include
10 hour days up to 5 days a week
8 hours for weekends
Working of certain holidays. Certificates and Licenses:
Preferred to have 1 or more of the following certifications (CPC, CCA, CCS, RHIA, or RHIT).
Must have valid driver's license.
Education/Experience:
Minimum 1 (one) year acute care hospital outpatient coding experience preferred
Maintains productivity levels set forth by Community Health Systems while maintaining a 95% coding accuracy rate.
Thorough knowledge of the related prospective payment systems (PPS)
Broad knowledge of pharmacology indications for drug usage and related adverse reactions
Knowledge of ancillary testing (laboratory, X-ray, EKG)
Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology
Understanding of coding practices and official guidelines
Experience with PC, mainframe applications, and encoding systems
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