Certified Coder - Acute Hospital ED, Cancer & Edits

Education and Work Experience:

• High School Education/GED or equivalent: Required
• Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred
• Three years’ outpatient emergency department (ED), medical oncology, adult outpatient rehab and cardiac rehab coding experience: Preferred
• Experience in an acute care setting: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications:

• AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist (CCS): Required
• AAPC Certified Professional Coder – CPC (critical access facilities): Preferred
• AAPC Certified Outpatient Coder – COC: Preferred
• AHIMA Certified Coding Associate (CCA), AHIMA RHIT/RHIA (Registered Health Information Technologist) or (Registered Health Information Administrator): Required – prior to 1-1-2018 – not accepting new CCA, RHIT/RHIA certifications
• All Associates hired Jan 1, 2018, and prior have been grandfathered in as acceptable certifications. New hires will be required to have a CCS or CPC dependent on site assignment certification only: Required
• Maintain appropriate credential related to essential job assignment: CCS or CPC or COC. For those that were grandfathered in prior to Jan 1, 2018, will be expected to maintain CCA, RHIT, or RHIA certification: Required
• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Certified Coding Associate (CCA): Required

Essential Functions:

• Abstracts and assigns diagnosis codes and procedure codes from the ED patient record to provide information required for billing and reimbursement. Abstracts and assigns diagnosis codes and procedure codes from the MedOnc recurring patient record to provide information required for billing and reimbursement. Abstracts and assigns diagnosis codes and procedure codes from the adult outpatient rehab and cardiac rehab patient record to provide information required for billing and reimbursement. Validates appropriate dates of service against documentation in the EMR for MedOnc recurring encounters with multiple service dates. Completes required abstract fields in registration conversation on ED encounter for OSHPD (state reporting) data submissions.
• Posts, corrects and validates ED charges using the ED FCT, ED Ad Hoc FCT. Validates and corrects infusion and injection charges in ED and MedOnc. Appropriates utilization of modifiers.
• Audits medical records to ensure proper coding is completed and to ensure compliance with federal and state regulatory agencies. Follows outpatient coding guidelines and legal requirements to ensure compliance with federal and state regulatory bodies.
• Follows up coding holds, revenue cycle department holds including related and all other email communication. Collaborates to provide coding feedback and education to departmental leadership regarding complete and accurate documentation.
• Maintains required online education requirements. Attends meetings for coder education, audit reviews, staff meetings, coder roundtable and other specialty meetings as needed including emergency department charging, cancer, infusions and injections, cardiac rehab and returned for coding.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

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