TruBridge

RCM services to speed hospital payments

Outpatient Coder - E.R. Cases

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeRemote in USANo salary listedRemote

About the Job

Requirements

A two-year degree or equivalent experience is required.
AHIMA or AAPC certification is required.
Must actively hold one or more of the following credentials: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, or COC.
Experience coding Emergency Room cases is required.
Experience working with the 3M 360 Encoder HDM is required.
Must meet or exceed quality and productivity standards.
Must have excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
Must have strong organizational, multitasking, and time-management skills.
Must be detail-oriented and able to follow issues through to resolution.
Must be able to work independently and as a team member.

Responsibilities

Handle medical coding and data entry or abstraction for hospital acute outpatient visits, specifically coding Emergency Room cases.
Accurately assign ICD-10-CM and PCS primary and secondary diagnosis and procedure codes based on record documentation and site-specific guidelines and policies.
Accurately assign the DRG.
Create compliant physician queries.
Review claims for medical necessity.
Update problem lists consistent with the client contract.
Assign present-on-admission indicators correctly.
Provide customer service to clients and teammates.
Contribute to strengthening the team.
Float between multiple sites and coding specialties.
Use the 3M 360 Encoder HDM to streamline the coding and billing process.
Perform other job-related duties as required.

The Coding Advocate will handle medical coding and data entry / abstraction for Hospital (Acute) Out-Patient visits. Specifically, will code Emergency Room (E.R.) cases. Additionally, this individual will use the 3M 360 Encoder HDM to streamline the coding/billing process.

These Goals and objectives are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed; employees will be required to perform other job related duties as required. Goals and objectives are subject to change.

All activities must be in compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity laws, HIPAA, ERISA and other regulations, as appropriate.

Essential Functions: In addition to working as prescribed in our Performance Factors specific responsibilities of this role include:

Inpatient: Accurately assigns ICD-10-CM and PCS primary and secondary diagnoses and procedure codes based on the documentation in the record and in accordance with the site specific guidelines and policies. Accurate assignment of the DRG.
Ability to create compliant physician queries.
Accurately review claims for medical necessity.
Update problem lists consistent with client contract.
Correctly assign present on admission indicators.
Ability to provide excellent customer service to our clients and teammates.
Consistently demonstrates an excellent attitude, and works to strengthen the team as a whole.
Floats between multiple sites, and coding specialties with ease and flexibility.

Minimum Requirements:

Education/Experience/Certification Requirements

2 year degree or equivalent experience; AHIMA or AAPC certification REQUIRED.
Actively holds one or more of the following credentials: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, COC
Experience coding Emergency Room cases REQUIRED.
Experience working with 3M 360 Encoder HDM REQUIRED.
Meets or exceeds Quality and Productivity standards.
Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills.
Must be detail oriented and able to follow through on issues to resolution.
Must be able to act both independently, and as a team member.
Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills.
Must be detail oriented and able to follow through on issues to resolution.
Must be able to act both independently and as a team member.

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About the Company

TruBridge

RCM services to speed hospital payments

TruBridge helps hospitals, physician clinics, and skilled nursing organizations get paid faster and more by offering a full suite of revenue cycle management (RCM) services. Their approach combines people, products, and process improvements: revenue cycle consulting, a HFMA Peer Reviewed® product, and complete business office outsourcing. The model works by deploying trained experts who assess current workflows, apply proven tools, and handle routine back-office tasks to optimize billing, collections, and cash flow. What sets TruBridge apart from competitors is its end-to-end RCM offering that integrates advisory services, validated tools, and outsourcing across a range of provider types, backed by specialized healthcare revenue cycle expertise. The company’s goal is to improve financial performance for healthcare providers by speeding payments, reducing denials, and increasing net revenue through efficient, scalable RCM solutions.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Mobile, AL
Founded: 1979

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