• Job Description

  Req#: 43809
  Employer Industry: Healthcare Services
  
  Why consider this job opportunity:
  - Opportunity for career advancement and growth within the organization
  - Flexible remote work arrangement available
  - Supportive and collaborative work environment
  - Engaging in performance improvement initiatives
  - Consistent opportunities to enhance coding skills and maintain certifications
  
  What to Expect (Job Responsibilities):
  - Assign and sequence diagnosis and procedure codes for inpatient and outpatient encounters using electronic medical records and coding software
  - Review and validate accuracy of Admission-Discharge-Transfer (ADT) data fields and coding work queues
  - Collaborate with leadership to clarify incomplete or ambiguous documentation with physicians
  - Ensure adherence to Health Information Management (HIM) policies and American Hospital Association (AHA) Official Coding Guidelines
  - Participate in performance improvement initiatives and maintain productivity and quality standards
  
  What is Required (Qualifications):
  - Must have 4 years of coding experience in an acute care hospital
  - Valid coding certification such as RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CPC, or CPC-H
  - Knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology, Disease Pathology, and Medical Terminology
  - Proficiency in coding conventions consistent with CMS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting ICD-10-CM
  - Excellent written and oral communication skills
  
  How to Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications):
  - BS or AS degree in Health Information Management Administration or Health Information Technician from an accredited program
  - Experience in a Level 1 Academic medical center
  - Familiarity with reimbursement optimization practices
  
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• About the company

  Erlanger, named among "America's Best Hospitals"​ by U.S. News & World Report, is a non-profit, academic teaching center affiliated with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. Erlanger is also a Level-One Trauma Center for adults and the only provider of tertiary care services for the citizens of an entire four-state region, encompassing southeast Tennessee, north Georgia, north Alabama and western North Carolina. With a history that dates back more than a century, Erlanger is recognized as one of the nation's finest public hospitals and a leader in healthcare. The Erlanger Health System includes Children's Hospital at Erlanger (CHE), the only academic medical center in the tri-state region devoted solely to children and is a Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center (CRPC)— the highest designation in the state for pediatrics. CHE has a full range of pediatric subspecialists, as well as a pediatrics ER, ICU, and Level III neonatal intensive care unit, providing the highest level of care in the region for premature and sick infants. Each year, more than a quarter of a million people are treated by the team of healthcare professionals who are part of Erlanger.

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