Profee General Surgery Medical Coder
IKS Health
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $25 - $28 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Reviews medical records to identify pertinent diagnoses and procedures
- Selects the principal diagnosis and principal procedure
- Ensures appropriate DRG assignment
- Abstracts appropriate information from the medical record
- Consistently meet productivity and quality performance requirements
- Responsible for utilizing company applications to enter charts coded in real-time
- Solicits clarification from the physician regarding ambiguous or conflicting documentation
- Participates in team meetings and all training required
- May be asked to participate in training or shadowing of other coders
- Flexibility in assignment over multiple clients
- Participates in Coding Roundtables
Requirements
- 5 years of experience coding a variety of procedures
- CPC certification
- Epic/3M experience
- Must have experience working in or coding for teaching facilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Exposure to coding research procedures, fellows, residents, complex surgical procedures, and hospital roundings
- Extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM and CPS and CPT coding principles and guidelines
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Benefits
- healthcare
- 401 (k)
- paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
medical codingICD-10-CMCPT codingDRG assignmentchart abstractioncoding research procedurescomplex surgical procedures
Soft skills
communication skillsteam collaborationflexibility
Certifications
CPC certification