Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values.
Maintains credentials with AHIMA or AAPC is required.
Keeps abreast of all new coding developments by attending any coding classes, reading articles on coding updates, and attending seminars when available.
Possess outpatient coding knowledge and experience necessary to accurately assign ICD-10-CM codes for principal diagnosis and all applicable secondary diagnoses, including diagnosis needed to meet medical necessity for tests performed on all Emergency Department and/or Treatment Series encounters, as assigned.
Possess outpatient coding knowledge and experience necessary to accurately assign CPT procedure codes for principal procedure and any applicable secondary procedures on all Emergency Department encounters. Accurately assign CPT procedure codes for injection/infusion services on Observation and/or Treatment Series accounts.
Understands and appropriately assigns all applicable modifiers to CPT procedure codes and ancillary charges required to prevent billing edits.
Maintains department specific productivity standards with a 95% accuracy rate.
Queries physicians appropriately when documentation is not clear in the medical record.
Respects patient confidentiality at all times.
Performs other backup duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 80 hours bi-weekly

Qualifications:

At least one year coding instruction in qualified program or previous coding experience in Hospital setting preferred.

Requirements:
  Degrees:
    High School/Ged
  Licenses and Certifications:

    AAPC Certified Professional Coder

Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than 900 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses. McLeod Health is also composed of approximately 15,000 team members and more than 90 physician practices throughout its 18-county service area. With seven hospitals, McLeod Health operates three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services. The system currently has 988 licensed beds, including Hospice and Behavioral Health. The hospitals within McLeod Health include: McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health.

If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today. We are an equal opportunity employer.

McLeod Health is the region's destination for medical excellence. Our excellence extends from the Midlands to the Coast along the border of North and South Carolina - serving more than one million people. As medical needs grow – we grow, expand, and improve our facilities and services. The McLeod Health network is comprised of 7 hospitals with locations in Florence, Darlington, Dillon, Manning, Cheraw, Loris, and Little River. We have also expanded into the Carolina Forest area of Myrtle Beach with physician practices, outpatient services and a free-standing emergency department. Founded over a century ago, McLeod is a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system which features the strength of 850 physicians and 2,700 registered nurses, and approximately 15,000 team members. McLeod constantly seeks to improve patient care with efforts that are physician led, data-driven and evidence-based.

Coding Specialist - Florence or Myrtle Beach

Coding Specialist - Florence or Myrtle Beach

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