Job Description:

Coding Consultant Outpatient

Overview

Our people, process and technology give healthcare organizations an HIM edge. If you share our commitment to providing service that is second-to-none, we invite you to join our team of industry leading HIM specialists, healthcare veterans and thought-leaders nationwide. If you are passionate about
what you do, then you belong with the leading provider of full suite HIM solutions.

CIOX Health Coding/HIM Consulting/EMR Abstraction Division is looking for HIM professionals to join our rapidly growing team! We are currently hiring Remote Outpatient coders for full-time employment opportunities.

Responsibilities

Reviews medical records and assigns accurate codes for diagnoses and procedures
• Assigns and sequences codes accurately based on medical record documentation


• Assigns the appropriate discharge disposition


• Abstracts and enters the coded data for hospital statistical and reporting requirements


• Communicates documentation improvement opportunities and coding issues to appropriate personnel for follow up and resolution


• Maintains 95% coding accuracy rate and 95% accuracy rate for APC assignment and maintains site designated productivity standards


• Responsible for tracking continuing education credits to maintain professional credentials


• Attend CIOX Health sponsored education meetings/in-services


• Demonstrate initiative and judgment in performance of job responsibilities


• Communicate with co-workers, management, and hospital staff regarding clinical and reimbursement issues


• Function in a professional, efficient and positive manner


• Adhere to the American Health Information Management Association's code of ethics.


• Must be customer-service focused and exhibit professionalism, flexibility, dependability and desire to learn


• High complexity of work function and decision making


• Strong organizational and teamwork skills


• Willing and able to travel when necessary if applicable


• Must have excellent communications skills- email and verbal


• Reports to work as scheduled


• Complies with all HIM Division Policies


• Expected to frequently use the following equipment: Desktop PC or thin client, phone (with voice mail), fax machine, and other general office equipment.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor' degree from AHIMA certified HIM Program or Nursing Program or completion of certificate program with CCS, CPC or CCSP.


• Must be able to communicate effectively in the English language.


• One to five years of coding experience in a hospital and/or coding consulting role.


• Experience in computerized encoding and abstracting software


• Passing annual Introductory HIPAA examination and other assigned testing to be given annually in accordance with employee review

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