Location: Sioux Falls,SD, USA
Full Time
CRP HIM Coding
3900 W Avera Dr
Technical/Professional
Day Shift
Join the team at Avera!
Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation's 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America's Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.
Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.
Exciting opportunity to join Avera as a Coder III - Outpatient Service Line
Position Highlights:
* Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!
* Options for Free Health Insurance!
* Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve.
* Career Growth opportunities!
Job Summary
* The OP Coder 3 is responsible for the timely and accurate assignment of diagnostic and procedural codes for most types of outpatient charts for multiple facilities within Avera Health, with a focus on the more complex and high-dollar cases.
* Accurate abstracting, along with other reporting and editing functions, is also a major responsibility.
* The Coder 3 will be work independently to meet quality and production goals for the position.
* Approximately 5% of time will be spent educating coder 1, 2 and 3 coders along with helping others with denials management.
Education and/or Experience
* Bachelor Degree in Health Information Administration or Associates Degree in Health Information Technology preferred.
* 4-7 years of coding experience preferred.
Licensure/Certification/Registration
* If not certified or registered, the employee is required to obtain one of the certifications below within 6 months of employment. (Preferred upon hire) (Ranked by preference)
* American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)'s
* Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
* Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
* Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
* Certified Coding Specialist (CCS-P)
Work Schedule
* Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm, flexible; 80 hours every 2 weeks
Pay
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
* $23.25 - $34.00 per hour
What Makes Avera Special?