Specialty Coder Senior - Spine

Description

Summary :

CHRISTUS Health System offers the SpecialtyCoder Sr position as a remote opportunity. Candidatemust reside in the states of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, NewMexico, or Georgia to further be considered for thisposition.*

Selected by CHRISTUS Health Coding Leadership, to focuscoding skills and expertise on designated Inpatient or Outpatienthigh dollar or specialty account types.

Specialty Coder isresponsible for maintaining current and high-quality ICD-10-CM,ICD-10-PCS and / or CPT coding for the Inpatient and or / Outpatientdiagnoses and procedural occurrences, through the review ofclinical documentation and diagnostic results, with a consistentcoding accuracy rate of 95% or better.

Specialty Coder willaccurately abstract data into any and all appropriate CHRISTUSHealth electronic medical record systems, verifying accuratepatient dispositions and physician data, following the OfficialICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Guidelines for Coding and Reporting andAMA CPT Guidelines.

Coder will workcollaboratively with various CHRISTUS Health departments, includingbut not limited to the HIM and Clinical Documentation Specialists,to ensure accurate and complete physician documentation to supportaccurate billing and reduce denials.

Coder will also assist inother areas of the department, as requested by leadership.

Coder will report directly to their RegionalCoding Manager, with additional leadership from the Director ofCoding Operations and System HIM Director.

Responsibilities :

• Meets expectations of the applicableOneCHRISTUS Competencies : Leader of Self, Leader of Others, orLeader of Leaders.
• Assign codes fordiagnoses, treatments, and procedures according to theICD-10-CM / PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting throughreview of coding critical documentation, to generate appropriateMS / APR DRG.
• Abstracts required informationfrom source documentation, to be entered into the appropriateCHRISTUS Health electronic medical recordsystem.
• Validates admit orders and dischargedispositions.
• Works from assigned codingqueue, completing and re-assigning accountscorrectly.
• Manages accounts on ABS Hold,finalizing accounts when corrections have been made, in a timelymanner.
• Meets or exceeds an accuracy rate of95%.
• Meets or exceeds the designated CHRISTUSHealth Productivity standard per chart type.
• Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by theAmerican Health Information Management Association(AHIMA).
• Assists in implementing solutions toreduce backend errors.
• Identifies andappropriately reports all hospital-acquired conditions(HAC).
• Expertly queries providers for missingor unclear documentation, by working with the HIM department andClinical Documentation ImprovementSpecialists.
• Has strong written and verbalcommunication skills.
• Able to workindependently in a remote setting, with littlesupervision.
• Participates in both internal andexternal audit discussions.
• All other workduties as assigned by the Manager.

Requirements :

• High school Diploma or equivalent years ofexperience required.
• Completion of AccreditedBaccalaureate Health Informatics or Health Information Managementor an AHIMA approved Coding Certificate Program,preferred.
• 1 3 years of experiencepreferred.

WorkSchedule : Work Type :

Work Type : Full Time

Full Time

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