CODER II - OUTPATIENT (PROCEDURAL) (90000505)

Division:Eskenazi Health  

Sub-Division: Hospital  

Req ID:  20146 

Schedule: Full Time 

Shift: Days 

Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 333-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus including at a network of Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.

FLSA Status

Job Role Summary

This position exists to provide timely and accurate clinical coding and abstraction of outpatient services, to facilitate optimized reimbursement, research, and PI initiatives.  This position is responsible for, but not limited to, the coding, abstraction, and charge entry (as applicable) of one or more of the following:  ancillary/diagnostic services, ambulatory surgery, observation, interventional radiology, and emergency department.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

•    Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health mission:  Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County.  Supports Eskenazi Health’s core values: to respect all people, to be culturally competent, to work with integrity, to provide superior quality healthcare and emphasize patient safety, to always learn and develop, and to be good stewards of our resources.
•    Coding and Abstracting:  Identifies and assigns the appropriate, diagnosis, procedure, and evaluation and management (E&M) codes in accordance with coding guidelines and departmental standards.  Maintains acceptable levels of performance related to productivity and quality standards.
•    Charge Entry:  Maintains a working Service Item Master (SIM) knowledge of defined departments.  Captures charges accurately based on documentation, and integrates charges and codes appropriately.  Makes suggestions for additions to the SIM upon recognition of new procedures and/or supplies.
•    Problem Solving:  Utilizes available resources appropriately to maintain quality and consistency in coding, abstraction, and charge entry processes.  Follows a defined process to query the medical staff for completion and/or clarification of documentation necessary to ensure coding compliance and accuracy.  
•    Medical Necessity:  Recognizes cases that require specific medical necessity coverage diagnoses, and applies Local Coverage Determination (LCD) policies as necessary. 
•    Software Applications:  Utilizes applicable software to retrieve documentation, abstract data/codes, and retrieve work lists.

Job Requirements

•    Requires a minimum of High School diploma and coding credential from AHIMA or AAPC 
•    Requires a minimum of 3 year coding experience ICD-10, CM, CPT-4 and HCPCS coding classification system.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

•    Requires knowledge of Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs), Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits, APC grouping methodology, and the healthcare billing process.
•    Requires general knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, diagnostic and therapeutic tests, surgical procedures, and medical record documentation standards and retrieval.
•    Requires knowledge of E&M guidelines and assignment for emergency department coding positions.
•    Requires ability to apply medical necessity coverage determinations as applicable, and seek coverage in the medical record documentation. 
•    Requires general computer skills, and be able to learn new skills quickly.
•    Requires a high level of concentration, self-motivation, attention to detail, and persistent follow-up
•    Requires professional and courteous interactions
•    Requires ability to solve routine job-related issues, and sound judgment of when to request assistance from management
•    Requires the ability to set and adjust priorities

Accredited by The Joint Commission and named as one of Indiana’s best employers by Forbes magazine for two consecutive years and the top hospital in the state for community benefit by the Lown Institute , Eskenazi Health’s programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, the city’s primary EMS provider, Eskenazi Health is also home to the first adult Level I trauma center in Indiana, the only verified adult burn center in Indiana and Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, the first community mental health center in Indiana, just to name a few.