Coder I Specialist Hospital - Outpatient Emergency Room/Ancillary (1.0 D)

The Coder I Specialist - Professional Hospitalist/Outpatient ER Ancillary reviews electronic medical record documentation, and applies ICD and CPT codes, per Official Coding Guidelines, with a specific focus on professional hospitalist and office visits. This position abstracts key data elements necessary for billing and data analysis.

WHO WE ARE
With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Accurately review and code patient records in the following clinical areas: Acute - Outpatient, Acute - All Inpatient Service Lines, and Ambulatory Level 3 Specialty Services, as reflected in the Franciscan Coding Tier Matrix.

• Meet defined coding accuracy and production standards and demonstrate a thorough knowledge of coding guidelines, medical terminology, anatomy/physiology, reimbursement schemes, and Payor specific guidelines.

• Review and analyze the content of medical records to appropriately assign ICD diagnosis procedure codes, CPT procedure codes, and modifiers to meet coding guidelines.

• Notify coding leadership of trends and topics for education and feedback to physicians and departments.

• Identify and enter data elements for abstracting.

• Participate actively in performance improvement teams, projects, and committees.

• Serve as a Superuser and assist with system testing.

• Serve as a backup to coding reimbursement specialist.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma/GED - Required

• Associate's Degree, Health Information Management - Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree, Health Information Management - Preferred

• 2 years Coding - Preferred

• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Required or

• Certified Coding Specialist - Physician (CCS-P) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Required or

• Certified Coding Associate - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Required or

• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Required or

• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Required

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.