Certified Coder Abstractor

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Job Description

Under general supervision and according to established policies and procedures, reviews and abstracts the demographic, financial and clinical data from the inpatient medical record for the purpose of assigning ICD diagnosis / procedures, HCPCS, and CPT4. Ensures that inpatient and outpatient records are coded, abstracted and entered into computer system in an accurate and timely manner.

Job Description

Under general supervision and according to established policies and procedures, reviews and abstracts the demographic, financial and clinical data from the inpatient medical record for the purpose of assigning ICD diagnosis / procedures, HCPCS, and CPT4. Ensures that inpatient and outpatient records are coded, abstracted and entered into computer system in an accurate and timely manner.

Qualifications

Work requires the level of knowledge normally acquired through completion of two to three years of occupational-specific education beyond High School or an Associate's Degree in Health Information Technology or a closely related field. Work requires the analytical ability to resolve problems that require the use of basic scientific knowledge. Work requires the ability to exchange information on factual matters.

About Us

St. Joseph's Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization's outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation's "100 Best Places to Work in Health Care".

Benefits Eligibility

(Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

• Competitive salary
• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match
• Health & Wellness
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options
• Onsite Day care Program
• Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
• 403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency

St. Joseph's Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc." The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About The Team

St. Joseph's University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency / trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic / spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women's health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession's highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

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Entry level

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Full-time

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Hospitals and Health Care

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