Job Summary
A medical transcription service has a current position open for a Remote Acute Care Same Day Surgery Observations Coder.
Candidates will be responsible for the following:
- Reviewing medical records to identify diagnoses and procedures relative to the patient's health care encounter
- Selecting the correct diagnoses, procedures, and CPT and/or charge codes that are applicable to the patient’s care
- Abstracting appropriate information from the medical record based on the guidelines provided by the client
Must meet the following requirements for consideration:
- CCS, CPC, RHIA or RHIT
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must have minimum of 1 year of related coding experience
- Understands medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, surgical technology, pharmacology and disease processes
- Extensive knowledge of ICD-10 CM/PCS and CPT/HCPCS coding principles and guidelines
- Knowledge of common hospital EMR systems
