Shriners Hospitals for Children
Professional Coder II
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States, 97458
Overview
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Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403(b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans and a Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.
Overview The Professional Coder II performs at an advanced level medical coding position and serves as an expert utilizing International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT 4) classification system coding to all diagnoses and procedures on a variety of encounter types including but not limited to Evaluation and Management (E/M) and surgery at stated minimum performance levels.
Responsibilities
Interpret health record documentation using knowledge of anatomy, physiology, clinical disease processes, pharmacology and medical terminology to identify diagnoses and procedures
Assign and sequence all ICD-10; CPT 4; Healthcare Common Procedure Coding (HCPC) and modifier codes for services rendered accurately and completely
Reconcile correct coding edits and discrepancies prior to final coding
Maintain coding quality of 95% or higher while meeting established productivity requirements based on encounter type
Follows coding guidelines and legal requirements to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations
Identify trends in documentation deficiencies and communicates areas of improvement opportunities to leadership and/or providers
Acts as a key liaison for the physicians and clinical staff as it relates to coding and compliance
Interacts with physicians and other professional staff of documentation issues relating to coding data
Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision
This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Qualifications Required:
4 years of E/M coding experience in medical, surgical and physician professional specialties
Epic EMR experience
Current CCS, CCS-P or CPC certification
High School Diploma/GED
Preferred:
Pediatric, orthopedic and/or injury coding experience
Associate\'s Degree in related field
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Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403(b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans and a Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.
Overview The Professional Coder II performs at an advanced level medical coding position and serves as an expert utilizing International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT 4) classification system coding to all diagnoses and procedures on a variety of encounter types including but not limited to Evaluation and Management (E/M) and surgery at stated minimum performance levels.
Responsibilities
Interpret health record documentation using knowledge of anatomy, physiology, clinical disease processes, pharmacology and medical terminology to identify diagnoses and procedures
Assign and sequence all ICD-10; CPT 4; Healthcare Common Procedure Coding (HCPC) and modifier codes for services rendered accurately and completely
Reconcile correct coding edits and discrepancies prior to final coding
Maintain coding quality of 95% or higher while meeting established productivity requirements based on encounter type
Follows coding guidelines and legal requirements to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations
Identify trends in documentation deficiencies and communicates areas of improvement opportunities to leadership and/or providers
Acts as a key liaison for the physicians and clinical staff as it relates to coding and compliance
Interacts with physicians and other professional staff of documentation issues relating to coding data
Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision
This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Qualifications Required:
4 years of E/M coding experience in medical, surgical and physician professional specialties
Epic EMR experience
Current CCS, CCS-P or CPC certification
High School Diploma/GED
Preferred:
Pediatric, orthopedic and/or injury coding experience
Associate\'s Degree in related field
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