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Coding Technician III-Medical Recor

Employer
St. Luke's Hospital
Location
Duluth, MN
Salary
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Industry
Healthcare
Role
IT
Job Type
Long-Term
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Job Details

Job Details:

  • High school diploma or equivalent is required
  • Three (3) years relevant experience is required
    • JOB SUMMARY
      • The Coding Technician III follows thorough review of documentation in a medical record, accurately selects and sequences diagnosis and procedure codes using the current version of ICD CM/PCS or CPT. Communicates to physicians appropriate terminology and documentation needed to comply with CMS and other payor requirements. Performs quality management activities as required and assists with other projects as assigned.
    • MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
      • Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
      • Experience: Three (3) years inpatient acute care plus outpatient coding experience. Passing score on the coding test administered during the interview process.
      • Licensure/Certification/Registration: Must obtain the Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) certification within eighteen (18) months of hire/transfer to the level III position. (Coding Technicians hired into the level III position prior to April 2009 are grandfathered with regard to the CCS certification requirement.).
    • PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
      • Education: N/A
      • Experience: N/A
      • Licensure/Certification/Registration: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) certification, or RHIT or RHIA.
    • KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
      • Ability to accurately assign ICD and CPT codes to inpatient and outpatient accounts. Understands and routinely uses compliant documentation standards. Understands and is able to articulate knowledge of CMI, DRGs, APCs, CDI principles and billing and accounts receivable procedures. Is able to discuss and negotiate CDI principles with CDI clinicians and physicians. Is able to provide coding consultation to groups of physicians and to other departments on request. Ability to demonstrate attention to detail and aptitude for accuracy, understand and maintain the confidential nature of information required of the job, communicate effectively with others, including members of the medical staff. Skill in using a medical dictionary, PDR, hospital formulary, as well as references such as Coding Clinic, Official Coding Guidelines and CPT Assistant.
      • READING - Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
      • WRITING - Intermediate: Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, or procedures.
      • REASONING ABILITY - Intermediate Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
      • SPEAKING - Intermediate: Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group situations or before groups of customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
      • MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Intermediate Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw or interpret bar graphs to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
    • PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT
      • PHYSICAL DEMANDS
        • Moderate physical activity and to see, hear, speak, lift, sit for extended periods of times, bend and push
        • Stand - OccasionallyUnder 1/3(1-2.5 hours)
        • Walk - OccasionallyUnder 1/3(1-2.5 hours)
        • Sit - Continuously Over 2/3(5.5 - 8 hours)
        • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Continuously Over 2/3(5.5 - 8 hours)
        • Reach with hands and arms - OccasionallyUnder 1/3(1-2.5 hours)
        • Stoop, Squat, Kneel, or Crouch - OccasionallyUnder 1/3(1-2.5 hours)
        • Bending-repetitive forward - OccasionallyUnder 1/3(1-2.5 hours)
        • Talk or hear - OccasionallyUnder 1/3(1-2.5 hours)
      • LIFTING REQUIREMENTS
        • Up to 10 pounds - OccasionallyUnder 1/3(1-2.5 hours)
        • Up to 25 pounds - Rarely or None
      • WORK ENVIRONMENT
        • Typical Noise Level - Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)
      • WORKING CONDITIONS
        • Typical office environment

Company

As health care becomes increasingly complex, it's more important than ever to work for a system that putsThe Patient. Above All Else. Become a part of St. Luke's and you'll see how we bring our mission to life with every patient and family interaction. Please view our Health Care Jobs & Careers to see where you may fit in with our team.

We are hiring for medical assistants throughout the St. Luke's system. Click here to learn more.

The Duluth region offers a unique experience as you live and work in the beauty of Minnesota's north shore of Lake Superior. You'll collaborate with world-class colleagues who have a wealth of clinical experience, and you'll utilize St. Luke's state-of-the-art technologies to care for patients from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

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915 East First Street
Dululth
Minnesota
55805
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