Hospital Medical Coder

Hospital Medical Coder
Department: HIM

What if you had the opportunity to make a difference? Carroll 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 week

Physical Location:
Carroll County Memorial Hospital
309 11th St. Carrollton, KY 41008

The Job You Will Perform:

• Uphold CCMH’s Core Values of: Respect, Compassion, Justice, Stewardship,
• Ability to accurately abstract and assign CPT/HCPCS/ICD-10 codes for the following areas in a Critical Access Hospital:
  • Inpatient
  • Observation
  • Emergency Department
  • Ancillary Services
• Charge 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) required
• Expertise in coding CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10-CM/PCS
• Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, disease processes, and pharmacology
• Expertise in health information documentation, data integrity and data quality

The 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.

The Company You Will Join:
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.

***Carroll County Memorial Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.***If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please email [email protected]