Facility Surgical Coder 2

🕒 April 16

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Wellstar Health System

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1992

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Healthcare Insurance

Wellstar Health System is a comprehensive healthcare organization dedicated to providing personalized and compassionate care to patients in Georgia and South Carolina. With a diverse range of career opportunities, Wellstar supports its employees' career growth and wellbeing through a positive culture, excellent benefits, and a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The organization emphasizes the importance of treating both patients and staff with respect and care, making it a sought-after workplace in the healthcare industry. Wellstar is committed to offering high-quality healthcare services and maintaining strong community engagement.

📋 Description

• Reviewing documentation in same day surgery and observation medical records and accurately and completely assigning appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnostic and procedural CPT-4/HCPCS codes • Abstracts demographic and coding information accurately and completely • Codes and abstracts medical records with minimum accuracy • Accurately assigns appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnostic and CPT-4/HCPCS procedural codes to greatest specificity, assigning the most accurate DRG/APC, when appropriate • Accurately abstracts all required patient demographic data into the EMR • Queries providers to clarify code as needed • Completes and routes problem accounts ready to code, high dollar and other accounts daily to ensure cases are coded as close to goal date as possible • Completes assigned work by goal date • Assists with coding unassigned or backlogged accounts • Serves as mentor to new coders • Assists with cleaning up or escalating missing documentation or other work queues

🎯 Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED • Minimum 3 years acute care same day surgery and observation coding experience • CCS - Cert Coding Spec Upon Hire Preferred or CPC - Cert Prof Coder Upon Hire Preferred or RHIA - Reg Health Information Admin Upon Hire Preferred or RHIT - Reg Health Information Tech Upon Hire Preferred • Must have demonstrated maintenance of a 95% or higher accuracy in abstracting, code and DRG assignment while meeting productivity requirements in previous roles. • Ability to work in a remote environment • Computer/data entry experience • Ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team • Ability to use Microsoft (Excel, Word)

🏖️ Benefits

• 10K Sign-On Bonus Available