Hospital Medical Coder

Hospital Medical CoderCarroll County Memorial Hospital's role is to improve the health and well-being of the residents and visitors to Carroll County and surrounding counties, by providing quality, compassionate, cost effective and convenient health care through community leadership and in collaboration with other healthcare organizations which serve our communities.Hourly Full-Time: Monday – Friday, 40 hours per weekPhysical Location: Carroll County Memorial Hospital 309 11th St. Carrollton, KY 41008The Job You Will Perform:Uphold CCMH's Core Values of: Respect, Compassion, Justice, StewardshipAbility to accurately abstract and assign CPT/HCPCS/ICD-10 codes for the following areas in a Critical Access Hospital:InpatientObservationEmergency DepartmentAncillary ServicesCharge entry for the departments.Understand coding guidelines and regulations to ensure compliance with healthcare standards.Review patient charts, notes and other documentation to understand the services provided.Perform query process when required.Communicate professionally, both written and/or verbally with providers and other staff members.Work closely with Business Office on coding denials received.Ability to work independently with limited oversight and open to changes within the coding department.Participate in special projects and complete all other duties as assigned.The Qualifications, Skills and/or Knowledge You Bring:Certified Hospital Coder (CPC/CPC-A/CCS) requiredExpertise in coding CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10-CM/PCSKnowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, disease processes, and pharmacologyExpertise in health information documentation, data integrity and data qualityThe Benefits You Will Enjoy: Carroll County Memorial Hospital offers a benefits package to eligible employees that includes welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, and Paid Time Off.Carroll County Memorial Hospital strives to uphold our Values of Respect, Compassion, Excellence, Stewardship and Justice each day to ensure we provide the best possible services to the communities we serve.