Coder 1 Ancillary
Company: Dignity Health
Location: Merced
Posted on: January 15, 2021
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Job Description:
Overview Mercy Medical Center, a Dignity Health member, has been
building a rich history of care in our community for more than 100
years. We have grown from a small one-story wooden structure into a
major healthcare provider with a new 186-bed main campus, offering
the latest in facility design and technology. Mercy also operates
Outpatient Centers, a Cancer Center and several rural clinics.
Wherever you work throughout our system, you will find faces of
experience with dedication to high quality, personalized care.
Joining our 1,300 employees, 230 physicians and many volunteers,
you can help carry out our commitment to providing our community
with the excellence they have come to associate with Mercy Medical
Center. Responsibilities Position Summary: The Coder I is a member
of the Health Information Management Team responsible for ensuring
the accuracy and completeness of clinical coding, validating the
information in the databases for outcome management and specialty
registries, across the entire integrated healthcare system. The
purpose of this position is to apply the appropriate diagnostic and
procedural codes to individual patient health information records
for data retrieval, analysis and claims processing. This position
is expected to perform duties in alignment with the mission and
policies within the Dignity Health organization, TJC, CMS, and
other regulatory agencies. Principle Duties and Accountabilities: *
Assign codes for diagnoses, treatments, and procedures according to
the appropriate classification system for Ancillary admissions.*
Review provider documentation to determine the reason for the
visit, first listed and secondary diagnosis codes and surgical
procedures following official coding guidelines.* Provide
documentation feedback to providers, as needed.* Utilize technical
coding principals and APC reimbursement expertise to assign
appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnoses and CPT codes for procedures.*
Extract required information from source documentation and enter
into encoder and abstracting system.* Review documentation to
verify and when necessary, correct the patient disposition upon
discharge.Prioritize work to ensure the timeframe of medical record
coding meets established KPI's.* Serve as a resource for coding
related questions as appropriate.* Meet performance and quality
standards at the Coder I level.* Participate in department meetings
and educational events.* Abide by the Standards of Ethical Coding
as set forth by the American Health Information Management
Association (AHIMA) and adheres to official coding
guidelines.Assists with OSHPD correction.* Other duties as assigned
that have a direct impact on our ability to decrease the DNFB and
support Revenue Cycle, including but not limited to charge
validation, observation calculations, etc.. mercedcoder
Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: * High School Diploma or
equivalent.* Completion of an AHIMA or APPC accredited coding
certification program that includes courses that are critical to
coding success such as Anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology,
pharmacology, Anatomy I Physiology, Medical Terminology and ICD-10
and CPT coding courses, etc..* Have and maintain current coding
credential from AHIMA or AAPC (RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, or
CPC-H ).* One year of coding and abstracting experience or an
equivalent combination of education and experience required.* A
minimum of one-year Ancillary facility coding experience*.* Must
have ICD-10 coding experience*.* Ability to use a PC in a Windows
environment, including MS Word and EMR systems.* Ability to pass
coding technical assessment.* This requirement will be waived for
Dignity Health HIM staff that have coded in the department for 2
years or who have attended the Dignity Health Coding Apprenticeship
Program. Preferred Qualifications: * Experience with various
Encoder systems (i.e., OptumCAC, Cemer).* Intermediate level of
Microsoft Excel. This position is an on-site position, remote work
option is not available.
Keywords: Dignity Health, Merced , Coder 1 Ancillary, Other , Merced, California
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