[Hiring] Coding Advocate @TruBridge, Inc
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Role Description
The Coding Advocate will handle medical coding and data entry / abstraction for various types of Hospital visits:
• Inpatient: Accurately assigns ICD-10-CM and PCS primary and secondary diagnoses and procedure codes based on the documentation in the record and in accordance with the site specific guidelines and policies.
• Accurate assignment of the DRG.
• Outpatient: Correctly assigns modifiers to chargemaster items and coder assigned CPT codes as applicable to outpatient coding, as appropriate.
• Outpatient Surgery: Correctly assigns CPT codes to outpatient procedures consistent with client contract and documentation in the record.
• Emergency Room: Correctly assign diagnosis codes, assign appropriate E&M facility and/or profee levels, assign infusion and injection CPT codes.
• Ability to create compliant physician queries.
• Accurately review claims for medical necessity.
• Update problem lists consistent with client contract.
• Correctly assign present on admission indicators.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service to our clients and teammates.
• Consistently demonstrates an excellent attitude, and works to strengthen the team as a whole.
• Floats between multiple sites, and coding specialties with ease and flexibility.
Qualifications
• 2 year degree or equivalent experience; AHIMA or AAPC certification required.
• Actively holds one or more of the following credentials: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, COC.
• Minimum of 1 year experience coding.
• Meets or exceeds Quality and Productivity standards.
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills.
• Must be detail oriented and able to follow through on issues to resolution.
• Must be able to act both independently and as a team member.
Requirements
• 2+ years of coding experience in multiple patient types.
• Experience coding and charging injections and infusions.
Benefits
• Work remotely with a work/life balance approach.
• Robust benefits offering, including 401(k).
• Generous time off allotments.
• 10 paid holidays annually.
• Employer-paid short term disability and life insurance.
• Paid Parental Leave.
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