What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Coder position at Neuropsychiatric Hospitals?
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NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals is a national leader in behavioral healthcare, specializing in patients with acute psychiatric and complex medical needs. Our hospitals use an interdisciplinary, multi-specialty approach that delivers high-quality, patient-centered care when it’s needed most.
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Overview
NeuroPsychiatric Hospital is looking for a Medical Coder with an RHIT certification to work at our Phoenix hospital. NPH is the national leader in providing medical and neurobehavioral care to patients in acute psychiatric distress. The number one priority for all staff is clinical excellence with exceptional compliance performance.
Benefits of joining NPH
- Competitive pay rate
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- NPH 401(k) plan with up to 4% Company match
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Programs
- Generous PTO and Time Off Policy
- Special tuition offers through Capella University
- Work/life balance with great professional growth opportunities
- Employee Discounts through LifeMart
Responsibilities
The Medical Coder is responsible for coding and abstracting inpatient and medical records according to hospital policies, regulatory requirements and reimbursement. This position also requires assembling, analyzing, retrieving and filing of medical records.
- Performs clinical auditing and data abstraction of patient records in support of contracted facility’s clinical process improvement and patient safety initiatives associated with participation in.
- Reviews results of audits and identified trends are reviewed with Clinical Nurse Specialists, unit-assigned clinical staff, Performance Improvement staff, and physician quality task forces.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Education: Associates degree in medical coding.
- Experience: At least one (1) year of medical coding experience within an acute care hospital setting.
- Experience in ICD10 and DRG optimization as well as and abstracting clinical information for billing preparation and statistical purposes and three years of QDA
- Credential: Current or eligible RHIA, RHIT credential required