Outpatient Surgery Coder

Job Description

UW Medicine Enterprise Records and Health Information has an outstanding opportunity for an OUTPATIENT SURGERY CODER.

WORK SCHEDULE

• 100% FTE Days
• 100% Remote

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
This Outpatient Surgery Coding Specialist 3 position provides support to the Enterprise Records and Health Information department for coding highly specialized services. Outpatient Surgery coder should have experience for complex surgical procedures which include but not limited to General Surgery Integumentary/Plastic Orthopedics/Podiatry Respiratory Cardiovascular Hemic and Lymphatic Digestive Urinary Reproductive/Genital Endocrine Nervous Ophthalmology Auditory and others

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
Enterprise Records and Health Information (ERHI) is a Shared Service Department that supports all aspects of the patient medical record from governance integrity documentation timeliness completion clinical coding billing release and tracking to management of access retention and destruction
ERHI provides advice and resources related to the lifecycle management of all UW Medicine records
ERHI is an integral part of the Enterprise Revenue Cycle and has a unique role in the organization that supports both clinical and operational activities.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews available electronic and other appropriate documentation within Epic and/or Cerner to identify all billable ambulatory surgery procedures and services requiring facility fee coding be captured through Epic Hospital Billing (HB) and 3M computer assisted coding (CAC)
• Reviews and resolves coding edits related to procedures and services charged during the ambulatory surgery visit in the operating room at the time of completing coding
• Consults with physicians and/or clinical department representatives as appropriate to verify services were rendered documented and meets the requirements for coding as an outpatient/ambulatory patient type
• Maintains three day coding turnaround times for ambulatory surgery accounts based on date of service
• Identifies and escalates to Coding Leadership impacts to timely coding and charge capture and avoidable delays for billing and reimbursement

REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent and three years of coding experience or equivalent education/experience.
• Certified as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) Certified Coding Specialist Physician Based (CCS-P) Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC) Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC) Radiology Certified Coder (RCC) or Radiation Oncology Certified Coder (ROCC).
• Equivalent experience/education may be considered

Compensation Benefits and Position Details

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About the UW

Working at the University of Washington provides a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses in our state and around the world.

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Our Commitment

The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive respectful and welcoming community for all. As an equal opportunity employer the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race color creed religion national origin citizenship sex pregnancy age marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information disability or veteran status consistent with UW Executive Order No. 81.

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