Coder, Hospital Outpatient

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling
WI-REMOTE
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
Put your outpatient coding expertise to work! Join our team as a Hospital Outpatient Coder , where your experience in outpatient surgery or observation coding will help support accurate, high-quality patient care.
Job Summary:
Responsible for coding and abstracting inpatient accounts in accordance with coding guidelines.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for outpatient hospital accounts.
• Reviews HCPCS charges and codes for appropriateness of modifiers in relation to NCCI/CCI edits. Enters in accurate charge information, when appropriate
• Monitors assigned work queues to ensure all records are charged in a timely matter.
• Generates coding queries for clarification regarding physician documentation as needed
• Stays abreast of all changes in coding conventions and coding updates
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION
• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE
• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
Certified Coding Associate (CCA) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA)
Or
Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA)
Or
Certified Professional Coder (CPC®) - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
Or
Certified Professional Coder Apprentice (CPC-A) - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
Or
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA)
Or
Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA)
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
8702000033 HB Coding
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Read our notice of non-discrimination