We are seeking skilled ProFee Multi-specialty Surgery Coding (ENT, General Surgery, Thoracic, Colorectal, GYN/Oncology, Breast & Uro-GYN for clinic and hospital services) professionals with strong surgical coding experience to provide coding to our health system and physician group clients. These are significant professional opportunities for energetic, passionate HIM professionals who want to make a difference in the HIM community. As an Employee Owned Company, we are committed to providing extraordinary service delivered with the utmost integrity and professionalism.

Healthcare Resource Group (HRG) provides revenue cycle services to hospitals and clinics. Our HIM Division offers Coding OutPartnering™ services to meet the needs of our healthcare provider clients from our Spokane Valley office, as well as remotely.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The ProFee Multi-specialty Surgery Coder will apply appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes, as well as E/M levels, to individual patient health records for surgical services for claims processing, data retrieval and analysis.

WHAT HRG OFFERS:

• Competitive pay and referral bonuses
• Career growth opportunities
• Computer equipment and current coding reference tools provided
• HRG paid retirement planning through Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Benefits: Medical / Dental / Vision / Life / Disability / Wellness Program
• Paid time off, sick days and paid holidays

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Certification:

• CPC and/or CCS-P

Experience:

• 3+ years of coding experience with at least 1 year focused on complex surgery
• o Experience in Thoracic, Colorectal, and GYN/ONC, ENT, General Surgery, Breast & Uro-GYN

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review and abstract patient medical records to assign diagnoses, treatments, and surgical procedures for professional services.
• Assign appropriate evaluation/management levels for professional and facility services.
• Ensure all services documented in the patient's medical record are coded with appropriate diagnoses and procedure codes. When services are not documented appropriately, seek to attain proper documentation in a timely manner based upon the protocols developed by Healthcare Resource Group and client.
• Rectify errors in the pre-processor and post-processor editing systems when assigned by client.
• Conduct reviews of medical records to ensure compliance with coding and documentation guidelines and governmental requirements.
• Provide written reports to management with audit/review findings and trend analysis.
• When, and if assigned by management, provide education to providers/clients regarding results of periodic reviews while maintaining exceptionally high degree of professionalism.
• When, and if assigned by management, provide accurate answers to providers/clients coding and billing questions on a timely basis.
• Review and recommend changes to policies and procedures to improve coding and data management for Healthcare Resource Group and client.
• Exercise excellent oral and written communication skills in order to effectively interact and communicate with multiple professional disciplines.
• Maintain a working knowledge, and stay abreast of, CPT-4, ICD-10, HCPCS coding principles, modifier usage, medical terminology, governmental regulations, protocols and third party payer requirements pertaining to billing, coding and documentation.
• Demonstrate service excellence, integrity and initiative.
• Maintain strictest confidentiality of patient and clients, abiding by HIPAA.
• Abide by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association and adhere to official coding guidelines.
• Abide by Healthcare Resource Group's Code of Conduct.
• Maintain production and quality standards as set forth by Healthcare Resource Group.
• Other duties as assigned by Management.

Must possess a thorough working knowledge of ICD-10, CPT-4, HCPCS coding systems and modifier usage

Thorough knowledge of medical terminology and medical abbreviations

Must be able to read text for long periods of time from printed materials / computer

Teaching hospital coding experience, including coding for residents, a plus

If you want to be part of a dynamic culture and join an employee-owned company, please apply today for immediate consideration!