Emergency Department Medical Coder (Remote PA/NJ)

The Physician Coder codes and abstracts physician services performed in the hospital setting according to AHA, AMA, guidelines and CMS directives, ensuring data quality and accuracy.

Requirements

• Codes and abstracts professional fee hospital services performed by SLPG physicians from medical records according to ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT-4, HCPCS II, and CMS guidelines.
• Maintains a 95% coding accuracy rate as measured through quality reviews.
• Maintains daily productivity as outlined
• Responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of coding guidelines as they relate to physician services for hospital inpatient, observation, consultant, surgical, critical care, and E & M services.
• Performs data entry of abstracted physician information into specialty-specific databases.
• Conducts educational sessions to the medical staff for coding and documentation compliance.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance