Job description

Overview:
Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 15 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 15,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.

Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.

Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.

HSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Summary:
Codes healthcare records for the purpose of accurate data, reimbursement, research, statistics for planning and comparative quality data in compliance with federal regulations according to diagnosis, operation(s) and procedure(s) using the latest edition of International Classification of Diseases (ICD) classification system, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) system and Evaluation and Management (E&M) guidelines. Assigns charges including but not limited to emergency department and injection/infusion and abstracts as needed.

Qualifications:
Education

Associate’s degree in medical insurance, billing, coding or a related field is required.

Bachelor’s degree in medical insurance, billing, coding or a related field is preferred.

High School Diploma or equivalent and five years of coding experience in the healthcare setting may be considered in lieu of an Associate’s degree.

Experience

3 or more years of medical coding experience and/or successful completion of the Coder III competency checklist is required.

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations

One of the certifications listed below is required: Hospital coder: RHIA, RHIT or CCS In lieu of RHIA, RHIT or CCS credential, may consider candidates with COC, CIC or CPC Home Health/Hospice coder: RHIA, RHIT, HCS-D or HCS-H Clinic coder: RHIA, RHIT, CPC or CCS-P

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