CODER

Siouxland Community Health Center has an opening for a:  

Coder Position in our Billing Department

• 1-Full-time position
• This position may be remote or work from home

Education, Training and Skills:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• CCS, CCS-P or CPC certification or equivalent work experience; or ability to become certified within 6 months of hire
• Minimum of two years of coding experience using CPT with the most recent coding requirements.
• Willingness to participate in continued education courses to obtain or maintain certification
• Advanced computer and data entry skills
• Math acuity

General Functions of Position:

• Assign appropriate evaluation/management levels for professional services.
• Review patient medical records to assign codes for diagnoses, treatments, surgical procedures, and nonsurgical procedures for services.
• Maintains a working knowledge of CPT and ICD 10 CM coding principles, governmental regulations, protocols, and third-party requirements pertaining to billing and documentation.
• Assures final diagnoses and procedures as stated by the provider are valid and complete.
• Ensures services documented in patient’s chart are coded with appropriate diagnoses and procedure codes. When services are not documented appropriately, seeks to attain proper documentation in a timely manner.
• Conducts an audit of records to ensure compliance with coding and documentation guidelines and governmental requirements.
• These functions are not all inclusive.

Siouxland Community Health Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

SCHC participates in E-Verify.

Pre-employment drug screen, background check, and review of required immunizations. Exemptions may be granted for religious or medical accommodation.