Medical Coder

Level One Personnel

Baltimore, Maryland

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Billing, Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Detail Oriented, Finance, Health Plan, Hospital, ICD-10, Identify Issues, Medical Coding, Medical Records, Medical Treatment, Nursing, Organizational Skills, Patient Care, People Management, Policy Development, Procedure Development, Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Staff Training, Time Management

LOCATION

Baltimore, Maryland

POSTED

Today

Job Title: Medical Coder
Location: Greater Baltimore Area
Type/Duration: Contract, 13 weeks – possible extensions
Pay: $15-40/hour
We are currently staffing for Medical Coders across several Hospital locations and units. This is a Generic Post for Personnel, who would be working in a Hospital setting in the greater Baltimore area. Specifics on Pay, Location, Unit, and Hours would be provided during your interview.

JOB SUMMARY: Following established conventions and guidelines, codes and abstracts the medical records of the diverse population of records within the facility. Meets departmental accuracy and production standards.

Reviews medical records to determine the providers diagnosis/procedures for unit and assigns ICD-10-CM codes, CPT, and facility E&M levels to those diagnoses/procedures.
Reviews the entire record for codable information.
Uses resources (Coding references and guidelines, Coding Clinics, Auditors, CDI staff, Co-workers, internet, etc.) for guidance on coding as needed.
Reviews the entire medical record for codeable information.
Writes queries as appropriate and adheres to the query policy. Follows-up on queries and updates coding and the query as appropriate and in a timely manner.
Abstracts predetermined information from medical records and enters that information on to the medical record abstract.
Enters appropriate information on the abstract as determined by departmental policy and procedures.
Completes and releases to billing abstracts that are ready to be billed.
Reviews unit records and calculates and abstracts (enters) nursing care time levels.
On observation and inpatient encounters admitted through the unit, calculates and abstracts the nursing care time level prior to the patient's discharge.
Assures that co-workers and management are well informed and adequately prepared by communicating information relevant to the coding area or department.
Prepares and submits a properly completed management production report to the Supervisor and/or Manager weekly and notifies the manager of problems that impact efforts to perform the job.
Notifies admitting of registration errors.
Ensures turn-around time and work due dates and thresholds are met by working the daily reports of uncoded cases and keeping work queues up to date.
Participates in departmental meetings, in services and as requested peer interviews and assists with training of new employees and students as requested.
Communicates charge concerns to Finance and HIM management.
Ensures that emails, audits, queries and reports are processed timely.
Works various reports to identify encounters to code.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to complete any additional credentialing as required by the unit/facility,.
Formal working knowledge equivalent to an Associate's degree (2 years college) in HIM, HIT or related field
Experience with Medical Coding.
CCS, CCS-P, COC, CPC, RHIT, or RHIA required.
High accuracy and attention to detail.
Strong time-management and organizational skills

Benefits:

Eligible for Health Benefit Coverage following 60 days of employment, and 401k After 1 Year.

Level One Personnel is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

About the Company

Level One Personnel

Level One Personnel combines state-of-the-art staffing expertise and technology with personalized service to our clients. Level One Personnel services range from traditional temporary placement to partnering with companies to help them plan their long term contingent workforce needs. As a small agency we are able to focus our attention on our client’s specific needs and provide the absolute best candidates and customer service available in the industry.

Level One Personnel aggressively recruits, screens and tests applicants to insure that only qualified candidates are provided to our clients. We pride ourselves on establishing on-going relationships with our candidates and our clients, allowing us to find the best fit for long-term career satisfaction. By matching the right person with the right job, Level One insures a win-win situation for business clients and employees.

COMPANY SIZE

100 to 499 employees

INDUSTRY

Staffing/Employment Agencies

FOUNDED

1999

WEBSITE

http://levelonepersonnel.com/

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