NMC Health Hiring For Medical Coder Home Health at Newton, KS, United States Full Time

Job Description

Join our Team! NMC Health offers a family friendly environment with the latest technology and a knowledgeable staff. Here you’ll find all departments work together as a team to live out our core values: respect, excellence, service, transparency, and trust.
JOB SUMMARY

Do you love knowing you’re an integral part of a team? Do you thrive on being timely and accurate? Do you consider yourself a self-motivated learner with an eye for detail? At NMC Health we’re proud to set a 5-Star standard for healthcare and we are in need of a Medical Coder to focus on Home Care services for our Health Information Management team.
As a Home Healthcare coder, you will be responsible for assigning ICD-10 CM codes to diagnoses and applicable procedures for outpatient service visits. You will use your skills as a subject matter expert regarding Coding and OASIS to answer questions posed by clients and key stakeholders, follow up with clients to obtain missing or incomplete information, perform OASIS review in accordance with guidelines, review and identify errors and report them to supervisors or department managers for follow-up, work with clinicians to clarify code assignments, which are unclear, or to complete documentation, which is inadequate or ambiguous.
THIS POSITION WORKS ON SITE. Please do not apply if you wish to work remotely.
QUALIFICATIONS

Education and experience:

• Certification in Home Health Coding preferred.
• Proficient knowledge of Oasis, preferred.
• Working knowledge of CMS Condition of Participation in Home Health Services is required.
• Working knowledge of federal and state home health licensure regulations are required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, compliance and reimbursement guidelines are required.
• Sound computer skill and adaptive to home health documentation software is a must.
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility in response to unexpected changes in work volume and work schedule are required.
• Excellent interpersonal relation skills including active listening, conflict resolution, and team building are required.
• Minimum of two years previous experience with ICD-10 coding with verified employment/experience are required.
• High school diploma, required, college diploma preferred.
• Completion of coding specific coursework required

Licensure, registration or certification:

• Certified in Home Health coding, PREFERRED. CCA or CCS, or CPC, required.
• Medical Coding: 2 years