Outpatient Coding Technician

at  Huron Regional Medical Center

SPANISH AND KAREN BILINGUAL APPLICANTS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR ANY OPEN POSITIONS IN WHICH YOU ARE QUALIFIED.

Reports To: Director of Health Information Management
Status: 80 hours per two week pay period
Shift: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (This potion can be remote, on-site, or a hybrid)
Job Schedule: Full time
Weekly Hours: 40 hours
Remote Position: Yes
Pay: Competitive salary
Benefits: Huron Regional Medical Center offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, sick leave and paid time off. To review your benefit eligibility, visit HRMC Benefits.

JOB SUMMARY

Reviews the medical record to assign diagnosis and procedure codes in accordance with the Standards of Ethical Coding as stated by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), in compliance with ICD10 coding guidelines, CMS guidelines and other regulatory requirements. These codes are used for billing, statistics and reporting data. Proper coding is essential to collecting optimal reimbursement for services.
Demonstrates the mission of HRMC by demonstrating the Core Values:
Be Accessible – determined to provide local interventional healthcare for the community.
Be Helpful – always help each other while caring for others.
Be Knowledgeable – knowledge applied thoughtfully to others.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Maintain a minimum of a 95% accuracy rate.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology required.
• Requires excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office package including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Teams and Microsoft Outlook.

MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must demonstrate critical thinking skills
• Requires ability to pay close attention to detail
• Must be able to comprehend polices, procedures and guidelines
• Requires patience and compassion for interactions with others
• Requires excellent cultural diversity and sensitivity skills

Requirements:

• RHIT, RHIA or AHIMA/AAPC-issued certified coding certification required
• At least 2 years of experience in a medical facility preferred

• Participates in Quality, Risk and Utilization Management activities.
• Create reports/pull data as requested.
• Assist in the orientation and development of personnel and students.
• Continuously working on professional self-development. Ensures that they are knowledgeable about advances, changes and new regulations that may affect their job duties.
• Continuously reviewing and improving processes and workflow.
• Assist other departments and performs other duties as needed/able to.
• Complies with all HRMC policies and federal/state regulations.
• Always maintains a professional appearance and demeanor.
• Utilize interpretation resources as needed (via phone/computer or in-person)

Requirements:

• RHIT, RHIA or AHIMA/AAPC-issued certified coding certification required
• At least 2 years of experience in a medical facility preferred.