• Job Description

  Req#: JR105190
  Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system serving central Alabama, providing comprehensive hospital-based and outpatient services to nearly 60 percent of the residents in Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore counties.
  
  To learn more about Baptist Health, visit us at https://www.baptistfirst.org.
  
  Highlights:
  CCS, CIC or CCDS and minimum 3 years coding in acute care setting required
  
  Summary: Apply the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes (ICD-, CPT & modifiers) to inpatient or outpatient accounts for data retrieval, analysis and claims processing. Queries physicians via the Clinical Coders or Case Managers when needed to improve/clarify documentation on inpatient records.
  
  Education / Experience:High School diploma or equivalent required. Minimum 3 years coding in acute care setting required.
  License / Certification: CCS, CIC or CCDS required; RHIA or RHIT certification preferred.
  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Skill in the use of computers.
  • Ability to effectively manage time and schedules.
  • Ability to monitor and/or maintain quality control standards.
  • Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
  • Knowledge of organizational structure, workflow, and operating procedures.
  
  Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
  Position requires sitting for 90% of the workday and mobility 10% of the workday.
  There is occasional stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
  There is frequent reaching, use of hands and repetitive action.
  Requires occasional lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds, pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds.
  There is a continuous need for speaking with clear diction and hearing sensitivity in conversation either by phone or in person.
  Continuous visual acuity at close and distant range.
  Inside protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Minimal noise levels.
  Much exposure to computer work.
  Occasional exposure to risk of electrical shock.
  Some exposure to infectious disease while performing job-related tasks.
  Some exposure to hazardous chemicals. Occasional exposure to radiation.
  
  Primary Location:
  Corporate
  
  Job:
  Advanced Coding Specialist
  
  Advanced Coding Specialist
  
  Job Type:
  Regular-Full time
  
  Shift:
  First Shift (United States of America)

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