Associate Medical Records Specialist
4 weeks ago
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan is the community hospital of choice for residents of East Harlem, northern Manhattan, and neighboring communities. The hospital provides culturally-sensitive care in a welcoming and hospitable setting, emphasizing primary care medicine and utilizing the latest advances in medical science. Metropolitan delivers high quality health services with compassion, dignity, and respect to all, without exception. Since its founding in 1875, the hospital has been affiliated with New York Medical College, representing the oldest partnership between a hospital and a private medical school in the United States. Metropolitan is a part of the NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal hospital and health care system in the country.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Job Description
Assigns all principal. secondary diagnoses and procedural ILCD-9-CM codes utilizing the 3M HDM coding system to all Emergency Room encounters for hospital reimbursement.
Assigns procedural codes on Emergency Room case according to CPT4 coding guidelines
Assist with the Emergency Room Coding.
Abstracts and verify patient's demographics.
Works with and queries the physician in regards to documentation issues that impacts coding.
Keeps abreast of all current coding changes and other related topics.
Utilizes the EMR system to facilitate coding.
Utilizes the electronic chart tracking system.
Work with the Ambulatory Surgery staff to ensure all ambulatory surgery cases are captured coded and closed for billing.
Other and all duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Review the patient's medical record (inpatient, ambulatory surgery and Emergency Room visits) to determine appropriate codes. Uses the HHC approved coding system to enter ICD-9 and CPT-4 codes.
ICD-9CM Coding, CPT, HCPCS Medical Terminology, Pathology and Disease Process, HDM, Unity System, lntelus Chart Tracking
Duties are predominately sedentary in nature. Incumbent must use several different computer systems.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in a Health Information Administration (HIA) or Health Information Technology (HIT) program accredited by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and six (6) months experience in coding and abstracting medical records in a recognized hospital or health care organization; or
2. High School diploma or its educational equivalent; and
3. Completion of a coding, medical record technology or health information technology program approved by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and one (1) year of experience in coding and abstracting medical records in
a recognized hospital or health care organization, six (6) months of which must have been in a supervisory capacity; or
4. Possession of a valid certificate as a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and one (1) year of experience in coding and abstracting medical records in a recognized hospital or health care organization, six (6) months of which must have been in a supervisory capacity; or
5. Three (3) years of satisfactory experience in coding and abstracting medical records in a recognized hospital or health care organization, one (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
6. A satisfactory equivalent. However, all candidates must be high school graduates or possess a high school equivalency diploma.
In addition, you can submit your resume to METCareers@nychhc.org with the Job Title and Job ID # of the job posting that you applied to in the subject line of the email.
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs
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