Business Administration, Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Communication Skills, Develop Methodologies, Documentation, Federal Laws and Regulations, Health Information Management, Healthcare, Healthcare Administration, Hospital, Identify Issues, Medical Coding, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Product Family, Nursing, Organizational Skills, Patient Care, Procedure Development, Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Nurse (RN), State Laws and Regulations
Northside Hospital is award-winning state-of-the-art and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.
Responsible for coding procedures and entering charges to comply with federal/state regulations and internal policies. Coordinate with Practice Coordinator and Revenue Integrity to assure all necessary documentation is present to support selected procedure codes or to code cases as needed. Participates in audits to evaluate if all selected codes are accurate and develops methodologies to improve coding issues identified.
Required Qualifications:
- Must have a coding credential RHIA, RHIT, CPC, CCS, or RN.
- Must have a minimum of 2 years of hospital and/or physician practice coding experience or successful completion of the one-year Revenue Integrity Internship Program.
- Demonstrated communication skills and an ability to work independently and deal effectively with various types of personnel.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
Preferred Qualifications:
- B.S. degree in Nursing, Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration, or Business Administration.
- Three to five years of experience in a hospital and/or physician practice setting.