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Coding Technician
St. Clair Hospital
Job Description
No one values your opinion more than St. Clair Hospital. Our staff has been giving us great advice for over 50 years—from formulating our official Values, to selecting the administrator of our 403(b) plan. Listening to our employees is just one reason why we’re such a great place to work. We currently have an opportunity for a Coding Technician.
This is a remote coding position. Selected individual will be working from home after meeting competencies on site. The selected individual will be responsible for compiling, coding, and abstracting all patient categories according to regulatory and payment guidelines. Working in our Medical Records Department, the successful candidate will perform the following functions:
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Analyze inpatient and outpatient medical information and determine appropriate ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 codes for diagnoses/procedures for statistical, research, and reimbursement purposes.
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Enter/verify required information into the appropriate abstracting/coding/grouping systems provided by the Hospital.
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Obtain appropriate DRG assignment utilizing designated resources for various third party payors and Hospital case-mix indices.
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Summarize patient medical records for use in statistical studies, research projects, and quality improvement processes.
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Continually update knowledge regarding changes in coding and governmental changes that affect job responsibilities.
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Operate various computer software packages in order to compile, process, and retrieve health information.
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Interact with members of the medical staff and Hospital departments to obtain follow-up documentation necessary to code and abstract patients’ charts.
Required Qualifications
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An Associate’s degree in Health Information Technology or completion of an AHIMA ICD-9-CM and CPT coding course is required, along with 1 year of acute care hospital experience that includes coding of inpatients and outpatients.
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The selected applicant must also have knowledge of diagnosis-related groups, groupers and encoders.
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Certified Coding Specialist or current accreditation or accreditation eligibility as a Registered Health Information Technician preferred.
Compensation/Benefits
In addition to free on-site parking, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
Contact
Interested applicants may apply online at www.stclair.org
St. Clair Hospital
1000 Bower Hill Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15243
JobLine: 1-877-385-5136 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, handicap, ancestry, national origin, age, or sex.
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