Certified Medical Coder (Full-Time)

Proposed Schedule: 40 hours per week. Monday-Friday 7am - 3:30pm.

 

This is a remote position but candidates must reside in New York State.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for all phases of coding and charge entry for health center services. Acts as support call
center for all coding and charge entry questions. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be
able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily:

• Reviews health center, nursing home and hospital encounters and completes for accurate
  coding and charge entry
• Reviews paper and electronic encounters for accurate coding and enters charges in Athena,
  which includes CPT, E/M, and ICD-10 coding
• Requests additional information to accurately complete encounters from the appropriate
  locations or providers as needed
• Responsible for Hold Buckets on a daily/weekly basis as assigned by manager
• Demonstrates a good working knowledge of CPT, ICD10, HCPCS code books as well as remaining
  current on CPT, ICD10 and regulatory changes
• Reviews patient charts for missing information. Communicates with Health Center
• Management to obtain the missing information.
• Identifies areas of training and/or improvements for providers, coding vendor, and HHHN coders
• All other duties as assigned by manager

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• CPC required
• At least three years’ experience in coding, medical terminology, or equivalent combination of
  education and experience
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work with a variety of groups (managers, patients, insurance reps, other departments)
• Ability to interact in a professional and efficient manner
• Excellent computer skills, proficient in Excel and Word, Athena a plus