Dignity Health Coder IV Remote in Long Beach, California – Amazon Store

Overview

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Responsibilities

The Coder IV is a member of the Health Information Management Team responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of clinical coding, validating the information in the databases for outcome management and specialty registries, across the entire integrated healthcare system. The purpose of this position is to apply the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes to individual patient health information records for data retrieval, analysis and claims processing. This position is expected to perform duties in alignment with the mission and policies within the Dignity Health organization, TJC, CMS and other regulatory agencies.

Qualifications

• Three years of relevant coding and abstracting experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required in an acute care hospital setting

• A minimum of 3 years Inpatient medical coding experience (hospital, facility, etc.)*

• Must have ICD-10 coding experience

• Must have experience with DRG coding

• Completion of AHIMA or AAPC accredited coding certification program that includes courses that are critical to coding success such as: Anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, Anatomy I Physiology, Medical Terminology and ICD-10 and CPT coding courses etc.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

• Maintain current coding credential from AHIMA or AAPC (RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, or CPC-H)

• Ability to use a PC in a Windows environment, including MS Word and EMR systems

• Ability to pass all pre-employment requirements ·including, but not limited to: drug screening, background check, and coding technical assessment

One year of experience will be waived for those who have attended the Dignity Health Coding Apprenticeship Program

Pay Range

$48.85 – $58.33 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.