Associate Coder

Overview:
At St. Luke’s, we pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes collaboration, and prioritizes employee well-being. Our commitment to excellence in patient care extends to creating an environment where our team can thrive both personally and professionally. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive community of colleagues, St. Luke’s is truly a great place to work.

 

What you can expect from this role:

Under close supervision, the Associate Coder is responsible for reviewing applicable documentation and assigning appropriate procedure and diagnosis codes.

Reviews notations, diagnosis, or procedure information in medical record to assign or validated appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes, ensuring accuracy and appropriateness of codes related to basic outpatient coding and physician coding.

Ensures documentation supports the level and type of service billed, is in compliance with billing regulations, provider documentation procedures and coding guidelines.

Follows well-defined policies and procedures to perform routine assignments requiring a limited knowledge of medical coding theory and principles.

Follows company policies, procedures and state and federal regulations related to medical coding.

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications for this Role:

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent.

What’s in it for You:

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team.  We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings.  We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

 

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

 

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.

Why St. Luke's:
At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

 

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

 

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.

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