Job Information
Baptist Memorial Inpatient Remote Coder in Memphis, Tennessee
Summary
Codes diagnoses and procedures of inpatient records and abstracts information at defined facilities for reimbursement, research, and to generate statistical data. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
Codes diagnoses and procedures of records pertaining to inpatient records.
Abstracts information by reviewing records for reimbursement, statistical purposes for the daily operations, medical staff, and regulatory agencies.
Serves as a resource to physicians, physician office staff, clinical documentation specialists, case managers, etc.
Completes assigned goals.
Requirements, Preferences and Experience
Education
Minimum: Skill in communicating clearly and effectively using standard English in written, oral and verbal format to achieve high productivity and efficiency. Skill to write legibly and record information accurately as necessary to perform job duties.
Experience
Minimum: 1 year of coding experience OR RHIA, RHIT or CCS certification.
Training
Preferred: CPT Coding.
Minimum: ICD-CM Diagnosis and Procedure Coding.
About Baptist Memorial Health Care
At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.
At Baptist, We Offer:
Competitive salaries
Paid vacation/time off
Continuing education opportunities
Generous retirement plan
Health insurance, including dental and vision
Sick leave
Service awards
Free parking
Short-term disability
Life insurance
Health care and dependent care spending accounts
Education assistance/continuing education
Employee referral program
Job Summary:
Position: 10159 - Coder 5
Facility: BMHCC Corporate Office
Department: HS Coding Corporate
Category: Administrative Non Clinical Support
Type: Non Clinical
Work Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: Days
Location: US:TN:Memphis
Located in the Memphis metro area REQNUMBER: 23154