Overview: MINNESOTA ONCOLOGY Minnesota Oncology offers its employees an exciting, fast-paced, and challenging work environment. We are currently looking for a registered nurse with passion for the healthcare field and someone that can commit to personal accountability and integrity. An ideal candidate will also have excellent oral and written communication skills with an ability to collaborate and work in a team based environment.Come join this dynamic team who is passionate about providing exceptional care to our patients. No nights, holidays, or weekends!Why Work for Us? We offer a competitive benefits package that includes -
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term Disability Coverage
- 401k plan that comes with Profit Sharing
- Wellness program that rewards you practicing a healthy lifestyle
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program and Discount Program to some of your favorite retailers
Responsibilities:
- Abstracts relevant clinical and demographic information from the medical record to assign ICD-10 and CPT-4 codes in accordance with coding and reimbursement guidelines.
- Identifies principal and secondary diagnosis with minimal error based on the national based standards.
- Codes with an accuracy of 97% based on QA internal reviews.
- Records all diagnostic procedures and assigns appropriate procedure codes.
- Requests diagnosis from physicians when information is not recorded.
- Determines and records the required medical information.
- Updates coding procedures and guidelines. Works with medical assistants and other staff in coordinating medical information and patient charts.
- Maintains the confidentiality of the medical information contained in each record.
Qualifications:
- High school graduate or equivalent required.
- Associates degree in healthcare/ medical record technology preferred.
- Minimum five years medical coding experience, prior oncology experience preferred.
- Certification as RHIT preferred.
- Medical business office setting with insurance processing responsibilities preferred.
- Up to date knowledge of the profession and industry preferred.
Additional Attributes:
- Strong Desire to Learn
- Flexibility
- Ability to Multi-task
- Adaptability
- Uses Sound Judgment
- Shows commitment to quality
- Can Successfully Prioritize Tasks
- Strong Organizational Skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Self-Starter
- Ability to analyze and develop solutions to problems and issues
PHYSICAL DEMANDS :The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Requires vision and hearing corrected to normal ranges.WORK ENVIRONMENT :The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in an office environment and requires frequent interactions with physicians and clinical staff. The US Oncology Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.