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Certified Medical Coder | Physician Practice Complex Coder

Banner Health is looking for a motivated, experienced Certified Medical Coder | Physician Practice Complex Coder with 3+ years of Cardiology Complex Coding experience (ideally Surgical Cardiology) to join our talented team. This position requires Certified Professional Coder (CPC) in active status with recent/consistent coding work history of 3 years or more.

Our leaders and coders work in a remote environment. We offer schedule flexibility with great benefits and lots of internal growth opportunities. Our Leadership team is diverse in skillsets and our focus is on teamwork. Come bring your talents to our team where we can learn from each other.

Requirements:

• 3 years recent experience in Cardiology Profee EM coding (clearly reflected in your attached resume)
• Surgical Cardiology experience preferred
• Must be currently certified through AAPC or Ahima, as defined in minimum qualifications below

The hours are flexible with the ability to work your 8-hour shift between 5am-7pm (Monday-Friday). This is a fully remote position and available if you live in the following states only: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI & WY.

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines.

Position Summary:

This position evaluates medical records, provides clinical and surgical abstraction for full range of complex and/or multispecialty surgical, procedural and E&M professional services in accordance with nationally recognized coding guidelines.

Core Functions:

• Analyzes medical information from medical records.
• Abstracts clinical diagnoses, procedure codes and documents other pertinent information obtained from the medical record into the electronic medical records.
• Provides quality assurance for medical records.
• Compiles daily and monthly reports; tabulates data from medical records for research or analysis purposes.
• Able to identify validation edits and revision issues to ensure compliant coding.
• Recognizes and distinguishes complex diagnoses and procedures and has attention to detail to make needed corrections and ensure accurate coding, reimbursement, and compliance.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge and specialized formal training equivalent to the two year certification course in medical record keeping principles and practices, anatomy, physiology, pathology, medical terminology, standard nomenclature, and classification of diagnoses and operations, or an Associate's degree in a related health care field.

Requires at least one of the following: Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist Physician (CCS-P), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), in an active status with the American Health Information Management Association or American Academy of Professional Coders.

Requires three or more years of complex professional coding experience within specialty.

Preferred Qualifications:

Specialty Certification. Radiology Certified Coder (RCC) if employed in the Imaging space. Experience in a large, multi-system physician practice preferred.