Coder

RiverView Health is a community owned membership based non-profit organization that was formed in 1898 and continues to be the sole community hospital in Crookston MN.

RiverView Health operates a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital RiverView Recovery Center; a chemical dependency outpatient treatment program RiverView Home Care and five primary care and specialty clinics in the hospitals service area.

We have a robust scholarship program for those furthering their education in a medical field excellent benefits and a friendly work environment. Full-time benefits include health insurance free single vision and basic dental insurance life insurance long-term disability and short-term disability and employer HSA contributions. Other benefits include employer pension matching shift differential incentive/premium pay free annual biometric screening and paid volunteer time off.

RiverView is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Location: Clinic Coder
Position Status:Non-Exempt Full-Time (.8 fte); subject to over-time

Location: Hybrid eligible based on experience and training/orientation

Schedule:Monday Friday

Pay Range: $19.93 - $33.60 /per hour (DOE - based on experience/certification status) - benefitted

The full-time (.8fte) Clinic Coder is responsible for accurately assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures performed during a patients hospital stay utilizing classification systems such as ICD-10-CM ICD-10-PCS and CPT. As a Hospital Coder you play a vital role in ensuring that every medical service a patient receives during their hospital stay is accurately documented and translated into universal healthcare codes. This role plays a critical part in the healthcare revenue cycle ensuring proper reimbursement accurate data for research and public health reporting and compliance with all coding regulations and guidelines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Abstracts pertinent information from patient records. Assigns ICD-9/10 CM or HCPCS codes for billing (both hospital and clinics) as appropriate.
• Queries physicians when code assignments are not straightforward or documentation in the record is inadequate ambiguous or unclear for coding purposes.
• Remains current with coding guidelines and reimbursement reporting requirements. Brings identified concerns to Lead Coder or Director of HIM for resolution.
• Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association and American Medical Association and adheres to official coding guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned

Other Responsibilities:

• Fully supports and demonstrates the mission vision and values RiverView both individually and organizationally.
• Builds relationships based on trust and respect through honesty integrity openness and fulfilling commitments.
• Leverages differences in thought while promoting team and organizational decisions.
• Serves the organization and its employees.
• Shows commitment through communication dialogue and collaboration.
• Determines individual and organizational strengths and weaknesses and plans and develops according.
• Strives for organizational perfection through continuous individual and organizational improvement.
• Seeks opportunities to advance individual development and organization growth.

Required:

• Ability to acquire any one of the certifications listed below within 1 year of employment:
  • RHIA - Registered Health Information Administrator or
  • RHIT - Registered Health Information Technician or
  • CPC - Certified Professional Coder
  • CCA - Certified Coding Associate
  • CCS - Certified Coding Specialist
  • CCS-P - Certified Coding Specialist - Professional

Preferred(s):

• Current certification in any of these areas: RHIA RHIT CPC CCA CCS or CCS-P
• 2 years previous of coding experience i.e. hospital in/outpatient
• Associate or bachelors degree in health information management Health Sciences or related field

Competencies:

• Collaboration and teamwork supporting team goals and contributes positively.
• Coding system proficiency through use of ICD coding platforms.
• Good communication interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Adaptability in coding guidelines software and organizational processes.
• Manages workload efficiently to meet productivity and quality targets.