HIM - Medical Coder

HIM - Medical Coder FT role at Lake Butler Hospital.

Lake Butler Hospital is a critical access hospital in North Florida providing 24-hour emergency services, inpatient hospitalization, swing bed program, rehabilitation services, outpatient laboratory, and outpatient radiology (X-ray, ultrasound, and CT scan) services to Union County and the surrounding counties. We are devoted to providing all members of our community with premier-quality health care in a compassionate and inviting environment.

This position assigns accurate CPT codes from medical records for billing purposes. Also tasked to ensure proper documentation for charge capture and to remain current with industry guidelines. The successful candidate will have demonstrated ICD-10-CM proficiency, and have a demonstrated understanding of the CPT guidelines for separate procedures, bundling and add-on-codes. Must also be comfortable reviewing, resolving and preventing coding denials.

More job responsibilities are provided in the full job description.

Note THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION

• Education High school graduate or equivalent. Current certification in ICD-9/CPT-4 coding and ICD-10CM/PCS
• Experience At least 2-years of progressive inpatient and outpatient medical coding work. Experience in Rural Health Clinics
• Skills Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with strong computer skills;
  Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge Working knowledge of Health Information Management required. Thorough knowledge of ICD-9/CPT-4 and ICD-10 CM/PCS coding sets
• Abilities Ability to operate office equipment (fax, copier, computer)
• Equipment Used for Job Computer, copier, facsimile machine