Specialty Coder - Remote - Up to $31/HR

Tyler, TX

Category: Allied Health Job Number: 3511 Pay Rate: 31.00

Job Description


Cornerstone Medical is looking for remote coders for a large healthcare facility in Tyler, Texas.
******Must Live in Texas, Lousiana, Arkansas, Georgia, New Mexico********
Pay Rate: $29 - 31/HR

Departments available:

- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Multispecialty (Urology, General Surgery, Ortho, Pain, Anesthesia, OB/GYN, Endocrinology)
- Cardiology

Focus coding skills and expertise on designated Inpatient or Outpatient high dollar or specialty account types. Specialty Coder is responsible for maintaining current and high-quality ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and/or CPT coding for the Inpatient and or/ Outpatient diagnoses and procedural occurrences, through the review of clinical documentation and diagnostic results, with a consistent coding accuracy rate of 95% or better.

Specialty Coder will accurately abstract data into any and all appropriate electronic medical record systems, verifying accurate patient dispositions and physician data, following the Official ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and AMA CPT Guidelines.

Coder will work collaboratively with various health departments, including but not limited to the HIM and Clinical Documentation Specialists, to ensure accurate and complete physician documentation to support accurate billing and reduce denials.

Coder will also assist in other areas of the department, as requested by leadership. Coder will report directly to their Regional Coding Manager, with additional leadership from the Director of Coding Operations and System HIM Director.

Responsibilities
• Assign codes for diagnoses, treatments and procedures according to the ICD-10-CM/PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting through review of coding critical documentation, to generate appropriate MS/APR DRG.
• Abstracts required information from source documentation, to be entered into appropriate Health electronic medical record system.
• Validates admit orders and discharge dispositions.
• Works from assigned coding queue, completing and re-assigning accounts correctly.
• Manages accounts on ABS Hold, finalizing accounts

 

Requirements: 
  • HS Diploma/GED
  • 5 years of experience


Quick apply online or text Tez @ 972.525.5539

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Meet Your Recruiter

Tez Williams
Clinical Recruitment Manager

Tez has been with CornerStone Medical since November 2017. He has spent ten years in the healthcare industry, the last two years as a healthcare recruiter. He developed skills for recruiting, training and managing pipelines of 10-50 clinicians at a time while working for Fortune 500 companies. He also gained experience working multiple verticals within the healthcare industry such as allied health, clinical and non-clinical.

As the Clinical Recruitment Manager, his main objective is to locate talented clinicians who are amazing at what they do and match them with their dream jobs. He serves his candidates to the best of his ability, always going the extra mile to locate the best career opportunities in the marketplace. He once even brought a can of gas to a travel nurse stuck on the side of the road on the FIRST day of her assignment!

Tez graduated from Northwestern State University in Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science.

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