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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in medical coding with a focus on ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS guidelines, ensuring high coding accuracy and compliance. Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential for effective interaction with clinical teams and for driving documentation improvement.
Highest-signal resume keywords
ICD-10-CM CodingCPT CodingHCPCS CodingAHIMA or AAPC Coding CredentialEpic/3M Experience
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Data AbstractionData EntryCoding AccuracySpinal Procedure CodingGeneral Surgery CodingWound Care CodingClinical Documentation ImprovementStatistical ReportingProductivity StandardsQuality Standards
Soft Skills
Collaboration SkillsAnalytic AbilitiesProblem-Solving SkillsInterpersonal SkillsTime Management
Certifications & Qualifications
AHIMA Coding CredentialAAPC Coding Credential
Industry Keywords
Trauma Level 1 ExperienceAcademic Teaching Facility ExperienceDocumentation ImprovementRevenue CycleCore Values
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Accurately abstract data into appropriate client electronic medical record systems
- Follow Official ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS Guidelines for Coding, AMA CPT Guidelines, and CMS directives
- Perform data entry of required abstracted patient information into the client’s information system
- Query physicians to clarify conflicting, imprecise, incomplete, ambiguous, or inconsistent clinical information
- Interact with Clinical Documentation staff as required
- Assign appropriate ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS codes and modifiers to facility-based ancillary, emergency department, observation, and/or outpatient surgery accounts
- Abstract and enter coded data and/or charges for hospital statistical and reporting requirements
- Communicate documentation improvement opportunities and coding issues for follow-up and resolution
- Collaborate with Clinical Documentation Improvement and/or Revenue Cycle teams for follow-up and account reconciliation
- Maintain coding accuracy of 95% or better
- Meet required productivity and quality standards
- Maintain coding credential requirements
Requirements
What you’ll need- Candidate must possess an approved AHIMA or AAPC coding credential
- Minimum 3 years’ coding experience required
- Trauma Level 1 and Academic Teaching facility experience preferred
- Extensive experience coding spinal procedures, including complex spinal fusions, revisions, hardware removal/replacement, interbody procedures, decompressions, and related grafting
- Extensive experience with general surgery and wound care coding
- Experience with Epic/3M
- Strong collaboration skills
- Strong analytic and problem-solving abilities and techniques
- Consistent initiative with strong drive for results and success
- Commitment to a team environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Well-developed written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, including deep listening and attention to detail
- Ability to self-motivate and self-direct
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Commitment and adherence to company Core Values
- Applicants for U.S. based positions must be legally authorized to work in the United States
- Visa sponsorship is not available
Benefits
Comp & perks- Full benefits package
- 401(k) with company match
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- PTO policy