Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Hours of Job

• FT - 1st Shift, working 8 hours per day between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
• Flexibility to start/stop hours, with a potential for remote work.
• No Weekends or Holidays Required

• Codes all diagnoses, treatments, and procedures according to the appropriate classification system for the category of patient encounter.
• Completes coding with a low error rate. Accuracy rate of 98% minimum.
• Meets internal daily productivity standards.
• Perform functions and sequencing for DRG process, to include selection of principal diagnosis and review for complications and/or comorbidities.
• Assists providers and other direct patient care professionals in questions regarding level of detail for diagnostic and procedural entries, according to the organization’s guidelines.
• Queries providers for documentation clarification.
• Provides education and feedback to providers as needed.
• Participates in the Work Area’s quality improvement studies.
• Promotes public relations through prompt and courteous service.
• Fosters patient privacy by maintaining confidentiality in all phases of work.
• Participates in in-services, attends Work Area meetings, and serves on committees as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Chief of Information Services and Health Information Management Coordinator.

• Must demonstrate a level of knowledge and understanding of ICD and CPT coding principles.
• Must be able to work effectively with electronic medical record software, coding software (encoder), and scrubber software.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrated aptitude for quantitative analysis and attention to detail.

• High School diploma/GED, or equivalent working knowledge.
• Preferred formal training in medical record keeping principles and practices, anatomy, physiology, pathology, medical terminology, standard nomenclature, and classification of diagnoses and operations, and an associate degree in a related healthcare field.
• Preferably possesses a RHIA, RHIT, or coding certification (i.e. CPC, CCS).

• 2-5 years of coding experience preferred.

Grand Lake Health System provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. GLHS complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in all of our locations. In addition, Grand Lake Health System is an At-Will Employment employer.

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