What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coder II position at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital?
Job Summary Coder II
The Coder II is responsible for analyzing medical records for completion by Medical Staff, clinical or ancillary department; performing coding and abstracting functions and efficiently navigate the electronic medical record to find patient information required for coding. Coder II can review and accurately abstract medical records for quality assessment screens.
Licensure and Certification:
- CCS required
- RHIT or RHIA strongly preferred
Education:
- Associate Degree in Health Information Technology or Information Technology or equivalent
- Medical Terminology
- Anatomy and Physiology
- AHIMA approved coding program or equivalent with documentation of successful completion
Experience:
- Acute hospital experience in an acute care hospital, with two years of inpatient and outpatient coding experience utilizing automated encoder.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Extensive knowledge of ICD-9-CM and CPT
- Understanding of UHDDS
- Computerized medical records coding and abstracting experience – at least one year.
- Experience analyzing and manipulating data from medical records coding and abstracts. Knowledge of APCs, E&M coding, Modifier usage
- Ability to utilize encoder at intermediate level
- Computer to maintain current status of coding process
- Ability to code intermediate level inpatient, outpatient and Emergency Department records
Physical Demands - Clerical/Administrative Non-Patient Care:
- Frequent sitting and standing/walking with frequent position change.
- Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and chest level.
- Occasional/intermittent reaching at or above shoulder level.
- Occasional/intermittent bending, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, twisting, and climbing.
- Occasional/intermittent lifting and carrying objects/equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Continuous use of near vision, hearing and verbal communication skills in handling telephone calls, interacting with customers and co-workers and performing job duties.
Key for Physical Demands | |
Continuous | 66 to 100% of the time |
Frequent | 33 to 65% of the time |
Occasional | 0 to 32% of the time |