[Hiring] Professional Fee Coder @CO39 St. Lukes Hospital
This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description The Physician Coder codes and abstracts physician services performed in the hospital setting according to AHA, AMA guidelines and CMS directives. • Assures data quality through quarterly reviews • Performs data entry of physician services statistics into specialty-specific databases • Works with Medical Records, Finance, and Physician Billing to ensure appropriate flow of information • Codes and abstracts professional fee hospital services performed by SLPG physicians from medical records according to ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT-4, HCPCS II, and CMS guidelines • Utilizes 3M Encoder for validation of RVUs and CPT-4 procedure unbundling • Maintains a 95% coding accuracy rate as measured through quality reviews • Maintains daily productivity as outlined • Responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of coding guidelines as they relate to physician services for hospital inpatient, observation, consultant, surgical, critical care, and E & M services • Conducts educational sessions to the medical staff for coding and documentation compliance Qualifications • RHIA, RHIT, CPC, OR CCS-P with working knowledge of ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS coding required Requirements • Minimum 1-3 years experience in CPT/HCPCS physician procedural coding • Previous experience with computerized patient record and coding system preferred Physical and Sensory Requirements • Sitting for up to seven hours per day, three to four at a time • Frequently uses fingers for typing, data entry, etc. • Frequent use of hands • Use of upper extremities to rarely lift up to ten pounds • Rarely stoops, bends, or reaches above shoulder level • Hearing as it relates to normal conversation • Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision and visual monotony Company Description • Founded in 1872 • Fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees • Providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites • Annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion • Service area includes 11 counties in two states: Pennsylvania and New Jersey • Operates the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania • Home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital • Earned Medicare’s five-star ratings for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction • Recognized as a Top Workplace regionally and nationally
