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Coder Abstractor II
3 weeks ago
Salisbury, United States
TidalHealth
Full time
Why work at TidalHealth? Looking for a rewarding place to work? Choose TidalHealth. Our hospitals have been named among the Top 5 percent of all U.S. hospitals by Healthgrades and a five-star hospital by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Located just 30 minutes from the beach, TidalHealth offers the widest array of specialty and subspecialty services such as neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, joint replacement, emergency/trauma care, comprehensive cancer care, wound care and clinical trials and research. Take advantage of our tuition assistance and residency programs to grow both personally and professionally.
Coder Abstractor II Position Summary
The primary function of the Coder/Abstractor II is to apply the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes to individual patient health information accounts to ensure accurate data retrieval, analysis and claims processing. Adheres to all Medical Center policies and procedures as well as abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and adheres to the Official ICD-10 Coding Guidelines.
Education
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Completion of medical terminology course.
- Completion of anatomy and physiology course.
- Completion of coding course preferred.
- CCS Certification through AHIMA required within two (2) years of employment.
- Experience with reviewing hospital facility accounts required.
- Experience with ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding required.
- Experience with ICD-10-PCS inpatient procedure coding and CPT-4 outpatient procedure coding required.
- Experience utilizing the Epic electronic health record and the 3m 360 encoder preferred
- At TidalHealth, full-time employees working at least 72 hours per pay period, part-time employees working at least 36 hours per pay period and part-time employees working at least 30 hours or more on weekends only are eligible for benefits.
- Benefits include medical, prescription, vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, disability insurance plans, life insurance, paid time off plans, retirement plans, tuition assistance, employee assistance, and access to on-site childcare and a credit union.
