Job Description

This is a remote position.

Your IT Recruiter is looking for a Medical Coder for our client. This is a REMOTE role (after on-site training). Must be located in the Portland, OR Metro Ara.

Flexible hours - any 8 hours between 6AM and 6PM.

This is an experienced coding position focused on review of documentation and coding. This position will ensure accurate coding and claim submission and conformity to applicable guidelines and regulations.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Perform documentation and coding reviews within work queues across various specialties as assigned. Utilize available coding tools and knowledge to assist in appropriate assignment of coding.
• Maintain current knowledge to ensure that KPNW coding and documentation meets regulatory guidelines and audit standards.

Escalate trends and identified issues through appropriate department channels. Continued development of coding knowledge and regulatory guidelines with maintenance of certification.

Performs other duties as requested to include complex coding issues and project work as assigned

Requirements

Basic Qualifications :

Experience

• Minimum Two (2) years work experience in a healthcare setting.
• Minimum One (1) year of professional coding experience.

Education

N / A

License, Certification, Registration

Certified Professional Coder OR Registered Health Information Technician OR Certified Coding Associate OR Certified Professional Medical Auditor OR Certified Coding Specialist OR Certified Coding Specialist - Physician Based OR Registered Health Information Administrator

Additional Requirements :

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Medical Terminology.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Prefer two (2) year work experience at a KP facility.
• Prefer one (1) year of professional coding and / or auditing experience in one or more of the following areas : evaluation and management (E&M), procedural / surgical, emergency department or anesthesia.
• Working knowledge of the KPHC / EpicCare system.

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

401K & PTO

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications :

• Degree / Education : Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Graduate from a college or university accredited by National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), or the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS).
• Experience : Minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a clinical nurse in the medical / surgical or critical care inpatient setting.

Experience with newborn to geriatric population. Minimum of 1 year of experience in post anesthesia / sedation.

• Licensure : Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse from any state.
• Life Support Certification : Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Advanced Life Support (ALS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications are required.

Last updated : 2024-05-18