[Hiring] Professional Fee Coder @CO39 St. Lukes Hospital
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Role Description
The Physician Coder codes and abstracts physician services performed in the hospital setting according to AHA, AMA guidelines and CMS directives.
• Assures data quality through quarterly reviews
• Performs data entry of physician services statistics into specialty-specific databases
• Works with Medical Records, Finance, and Physician Billing to ensure appropriate flow of information
• Codes and abstracts professional fee hospital services performed by SLPG physicians from medical records according to ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT-4, HCPCS II, and CMS guidelines
• Utilizes 3M Encoder for validation of RVUs and CPT-4 procedure unbundling
• Maintains a 95% coding accuracy rate as measured through quality reviews
• Maintains daily productivity as outlined
• Responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of coding guidelines as they relate to physician services for hospital inpatient, observation, consultant, surgical, critical care, and E & M services
• Conducts educational sessions to the medical staff for coding and documentation compliance
Qualifications
• RHIA, RHIT, CPC, OR CCS-P with working knowledge of ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS coding required
Requirements
• Minimum 1-3 years experience in CPT/HCPCS physician procedural coding
• Previous experience with computerized patient record and coding system preferred
Physical and Sensory Requirements
• Sitting for up to seven hours per day, three to four at a time
• Frequently uses fingers for typing, data entry, etc.
• Frequent use of hands
• Use of upper extremities to rarely lift up to ten pounds
• Rarely stoops, bends, or reaches above shoulder level
• Hearing as it relates to normal conversation
• Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision and visual monotony
Company Description
• Founded in 1872
• Fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees
• Providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites
• Annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion
• Service area includes 11 counties in two states: Pennsylvania and New Jersey
• Operates the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania
• Home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital
• Earned Medicare’s five-star ratings for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction
• Recognized as a Top Workplace regionally and nationally
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