Job Summary
A healthcare company is searching for a person to fill their position for a Telecommuting Medical Coder III.
Core Responsibilities of this position include:
- Acting as a mentor for others
- Abstracting data elements to satisfy statistical requests by the hospital, health system, medical staff, etc
- Reviewing and interpreting medical information, physician treatment plans, courses, etc to determine appropriate ICD/CPT codes
Qualifications for this position include:
- Keeps informed of the changes/updates in the ICD/CPT by attending appropriate training, reviewing coding clinics and other resources
- Registered Health Information Administrator RHIA, RHIT, CPC
- High school diploma or GED
- Successful completion of college level courses in anatomy and physiology and medical terminology
- Minimum 4 years coding experience and cross trained in two of the following: inpatient, outpatient surgery/GI lab/bedded outpatients
- Coder-Hospital (CPCH), Certified Coding Specialist-Physician (CCSP) or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
