Description
Cert HIM Coder
Holy Name is New Jersey's last remaining independent, Catholic health system, comprising a comprehensive 361-bed acute care medical center, a cancer center, medical fitness center, residential hospice, nursing school, and physician network. The system has a national reputation for providing culturally sensitive care to a diverse population, drawing patients from across the New York City region to its specialty centers and renowned doctors. Holy Name's mission to provide technologically advanced, compassionate and personalized care extends across a continuum that encompasses education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and wellness maintenance. The system is known as a high-quality, low-cost provider of extraordinary clinical care given by compassionate, highly trained physicians and staff.
A Brief Overview
To accurately code and process medical records for Outpatients on a timely basis for all Outpatient Services
What you will do
- Identifies and accurately codes hospital discharge records for purpose of reimbursement, research and statistics in compliance with federal regulations according to diagnosis, operations and procedures using ICD-10-CM classification
- References the entire medical record documentation in order to accurately complete the coding on each account
- Appropriately queries the physicians and ancillary departments for clarification of diagnosis and/ or procedures in order to ensure coding accuracy
- Monitors DNFB on a daily basis to reach projected goal
- Meets productivity standards for Outpatient coding
Education Qualifications
- High School Diploma Required and
- Formal HIM education Preferred
Experience Qualifications
- 1-3 years One to two years Outpatient coding experience in a Hospital setting Required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of ICD10-CM and CPT-4 coding, Medical Terminology, and Anatomy and Physiology required
Licenses and Certifications
- CCS-Certified Coding Specialist Required or
- (CPC) Required or
- COC Required
Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.