Health Information Coder

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Position: RHIT or Health Information Management Assistant

Salary: $16-$21 per hour, negotiable with experience and coding certification

Experience and Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of one of the following certifications: CCS, CCS-A, CPC, CPC-A (entry levels are welcome)
• A minimum of 1 year working in Medical Records or Health Information Management.
• Proficient in Medical Terminology, Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology.
• Basic knowledge of the ICD-10 Coding Manual
• Basic Medical Coding Knowledge
• Possess personal attributes to include accuracy, attention to detail, professionalism, and the ability to cooperate with multiple disciplines.
• Medical Coding certification or working toward certification

Responsibilities

• Include:
• Ensure that upon admission of patients, all necessary documentation has been scanned into the EHR.
• Communicate with external primary care teams to ensure relevant documentation has been requested and scanned in the EHR.
• Extract pertinent information from the patient’s medical record for medical coding purposes and to ensure completeness of the EHR.

Performs other duties as assigned to include but not limited to

• audit and update patient charts
• file medical records
• scan, fax, email