ED Physician Coder Position Available In Lehigh, Pennsylvania

ED Physician Coder
locations
Allentown, PA – 1110 American Parkway
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted 4 Days Ago
job requisition id
R127280
St. Luke’s is proud of the skills, experience andpassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke’s are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwaveringmitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in themunities we serve, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay for health care.
The Physician Coder dodes and abstracts physician services performed in the hospital setting according to AHA, AMA, guidelines and CMS directives. Must assure data quality through quarterly reviews. Performs data entry of physician services statistics into specialty-specific databases. Works with Medical Records, Finance, and Physician Billing to ensure appropriate flow of information.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Codes and abstracts professional fee hospital services performed by SLPG physicians from medical records according to

ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT-4, HCPCS

II, and CMS guidelines. Utilizes 3M Encoder for validation of RVUs and CPT-4 procedure unbundling.
Maintains a 95% coding accuracy rate as measured through quality reviews.
Maintains daily productivity as outlined
Responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of coding guidelines as they relate to physician services for hospital inpatient, observation, consultant, surgical, critical care, and E & M services.
Performs data entry of abstracted physician information into specialty- specific databases.
Conducts educational sessions to the medical staff for coding and documentationpliance.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

Sitting for up to seven hours per day, three- four at a time. Frequently uses fingers for typing, data entry, etc. Frequent use of hands. Use of upper extremities to rarely lift up to ten pounds. Rarely stoops, bends, or reaches above shoulder level. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation. Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision and visual monotony.

EDUCATION

RHIA, RHIT, CPC, OR CCS-P with working knowledge of ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS coding required.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum 1-3 years experience in

CPT/HCPCS

physician procedural coding. Previous experience withputerized patient record and coding system preferred.