Certified Coder – Emergency Medicine
WashU IT
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $25 - $38 per hour
About the role
- Reviews the documentation in the record to identify all pertinent facts necessary to select comprehensive diagnoses and procedures
- Codes evaluation and management to appropriate CPT code and codes diagnosis to appropriate ICD-10 code
- Meets with physicians to review documentation, resolve coding and secure signatures
- Acts as lead person and assists coders with IBC staff with medical terminology and policy interpretation as required
- Assists with efforts to increase physician awareness of documentation requirements
- Prepares case reports and initiates follow-up for billing process
Requirements
- Must have one of the following coding credentials: AHIMA (CCA, CCS, or CCS-P); AAPC (CPC, CPC-A, CPC-H, CPC-H-A, or one of the AAPC specialty-specific coding credentials)
- Previous coding experience or experience equivalent to an associate’s degree in a related field (preferred)
- Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding (preferred)
- Computer Systems
- ICD-10 Procedure Coding System
- Medical Billing and Coding
- Medical Terminology
Benefits
- Up to 22 days of vacation
- 10 recognized holidays
- Sick time
- Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
- Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
- Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan starting at 7% contributions
- Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians
- 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with a new child
- WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
ICD-10 codingCPT codingmedical billingmedical codingcase report preparationdocumentation reviewdiagnosis codingprocedure coding
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
AHIMA CCAAHIMA CCSAHIMA CCS-PAAPC CPCAAPC CPC-AAAPC CPC-HAAPC CPC-H-A