HIM Coding Specialist

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🕒 October 13

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🏥 Medical Billing and Coding

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Great Plains Regional Medical Center

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

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🤝 Non-profit

Healthcare • Healthcare Insurance • Non-profit

Great Plains Regional Medical Center is a healthcare facility located in North Platte, Nebraska, which rebranded as Great Plains Health in 2014. The organization is dedicated to providing comprehensive medical services, emphasizing that patient health is its primary mission.

📋 Description

• Code diagnoses and procedures accurately using ICD-9/10-CM and/or CPT coding systems • Assign ICD-9/10-CM codes in the proper sequence to reach the appropriate DRG • Abstract and verify service codes, discharge times, surgical data, transferring status, observation times, and physician relationships from medical records • Code inpatient and outpatient records using ICD-9/10-CM • Assign CPT and Revenue Codes for emergency, same-day, and other outpatient procedures • Review medical records to ensure sufficient documentation supports assigned codes • Check medical record deficiencies and inconsistencies and obtain missing medical necessity documentation • Code records as assigned and prioritized by the Coding/DRG Coordinator • Review APC edits on outpatient accounts and add modifiers when necessary to produce clean billing claims • Provide coding assistance to Home Health when directed or when the Coding/DRG Coordinator is absent • Participate in medical-record coding accuracy audits • Participate in continuing education and professional growth opportunities • Perform other duties assigned by the Coding/DRG Coordinator or HIM Director

🎯 Requirements

• Completion of required course work and/or degree for accreditation or registration with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) • Required accreditation as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), or Certified Coding Associate (CCA) with AHIMA • Health Information Management (HIM) or Health Information Technology (HIT) graduate preferred if accreditation is successfully completed within 6 months of employment • Membership in Clinical Coding Society preferred • Competency in Medical Record Abstract, Medical Record Control, Medical Record Index, and DRG/Case Mix applications in Affinity system • Competency in using 3M Encoder • Competency using ChartMaxx imaging system • Competency in ICD-9/10-CM and CPT coding • Ability to review medical records and verify documentation supporting assigned codes • Ability to check deficiencies and inconsistencies and obtain missing medical necessity documentation • Ability to reorganize work to accommodate fluctuations in volume and staffing adjustments • Stand and/or walk frequently • Sit frequently • Visual acuity and manual dexterity within normal limits • Bend, stoop, and crouch occasionally • Reach floor to overhead occasionally • Computer use frequently

🏖️ Benefits

• Supportive work environment • Collaboration-focused culture • Continuing education and professional growth opportunities

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