Job Title: Coder II

Location: Remote

Duration: 3 Months

Schedule Notes: 3 month initial assignment to help with backlog. May extend as needed, no guarantee. 100% remote OB/GYN Coding experience required. Equipment will be mailed to worker.

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, Full-Time

Acceptable remote locations: California – entire state, but can't hire for candidates who reside in SF city, Oakland, Los Angeles county, San Diego city. •Georgia •Indiana •Iowa •Missouri •Nebraska •North Carolina •Tennessee •Texas •Utah •Wisconsin •Wyoming

Job Description

• Minimum 2+ years of work experience as a medical coder.
• Coding experience in multiple specialties to include but are not limited to: OB/GYN, Urology, Oncology, Pain Management, Cardiology, General Surgery, Cardiothoracic, Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Orthopedics procedures. Knowledge of E/M coding.
• The Coder reviews clinical documentation and diagnostic results and applies appropriate ICD-10-CM codes to support diagnoses, procedures, and treatment results.
• Codes are used for billing, internal and external reporting, research, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Abides by the standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and adheres to all official coding guidelines.
• Verify that all ICD-10-CM codes are correctly captured.
• Verify that physician is correctly abstracted.
• Keeps abreast of coding guideline changes by self-study, assigned education, coding meeting attendance or related in-services.
• Participates in internal and external quality review meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• In addition to the above, the coder meets ongoing productivity and quality standard of 95% accuracy #### or better.
• The coder follows all coding conventions and serves as a coding consultant to Hoag providers.
• Discrepancies are identified that may impact quality of care and/or billing issues.
• The coder will serve as a resource and subject matter expert to other coding staff.
• Completes coding charge review and claim edits in Epic or other appropriate EMR system which would entail coding and correcting ICD-10 codes, modifiers, CPT, E/M, and procedure codes.

Required Skills

• EXTERNAL REPORTING
• ICD-10-CM CODING
• MEDICAL CODING
• BILLING
• INTERNAL REPORTING

Additional Skills

• CODING EXPERIENCE IN GENERAL SURGERY
• CODING EXPERIENCE IN CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES
• CODING EXPERIENCE IN NEUROSURGERY
• CODING EXPERIENCE IN NEUROLOGY
• CODING EXPERIENCE IN ORTHOPEDICS PROCEDURES
• RESEARCH COMPLIANCE
• REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
• BUSINESS ACUMEN
• CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
• INNOVATION
• TRUST
• ACCOUNTABILITY
• EPIC
• EMR SYSTEMS
• MODIFIERS
• CPT CODING
• E/M CODING
• PROCEDURE CODING
• CRITICAL THINKING
• INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
• ORAL COMMUNICATION
• WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
• CODING EXPERIENCE IN OB/GYN
• CODING EXPERIENCE IN UROLOGY
• CODING EXPERIENCE IN ONCOLOGY
• CODING EXPERIENCE IN PAIN MANAGEMENT
• CODING EXPERIENCE IN CARDIOLOGY

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Certifications required:

• Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
• Certified Outpatient Coder (COC)
• Certified Coding Specialist Physician-Based (CCS-P)
• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), or Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA).