SMRMC Full Time 1373-HIM Coder/Certified Level 2-7181 - Full-time

pspanstronguJob Summary/u/strong/spanu:/unbsp; The Health Information Coder is expected to provide exceptional customer care to Southwest Health consumers, visitors, and staff. The HIM Coder is responsible for using coding work queues daily in the electronic health record and selecting the most accurate and applicable codes per coding guidelines. The HIM Coder must communicate with their Coding Supervisor and Billing Staff daily for prompt resolution of coding issues and claim processing issues. The HIM coder is expected to participate in bi-weekly meetings, monthly, quarterly, and yearly coding education through various educational sources. The HIM Coder must maintain coding certifications and continuing education units and must be willing to perform any task assigned by supervisor or Department Head./p div style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid windowtext; border-left-style:none; border-right-style:none; border-top-style:none; mso-element:para-border-div; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt" pspanstrongAdditional Responsibilities/strong:/span/p /div ul lispanReviewing and coding patient encounters of all specialties.nbsp;/span/li lispanEnsure that all codes are accurately assigned./span/li lispanReport missing or incomplete documentation to the analysis area or submit queries to providers if necessary./span/li lispanMeet daily coding productivity and quality standards set forth by the department./span/li lispanReview charge code entries for accuracy and makes corrections as needed./span/li lispanServe as a resource regarding insurance denials and coding questions from the Revenue Cycle team./span/li lispanAdhere to and follow all coding guidelines and legal requirements to ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations/spanspan./span/li /ul pspanstronguGeneral Functions/u/strongu:/u/span/p ul liComplete required continuing education to maintain coding credentials and license./li liSupport and assist the Coding Manager of HIM and Revenue Cycle leadership on special projects as requested./li liWork directly with other departments and attend all internal/external meetings and training./li /ul