Coder II - Full Time - Part Time - Days - Porter Campus

Overview:

The Documentation Integrity department is comprised of both coding, clinical documentation and utilization review/denial management improvement professionals who work together daily to ensure the most optimal and accurate picture is presented for the patients and communities we serve via the diagnosis and procedural coding.

Norman Regional Health System is a team of more than 3,000 healers all working together to bring our mission and vision to life. Our mission is to serve our community as the leader in health and wellness care. Our vision is to be the provider of choice to improve the health and well-being of our regional communities. We call our employees healers because we view every single member of our team as having an impact either face-to-face or behind the scenes on our patients’ and visitors’ journey through our health system. We strive to recruit and retain healers who embody our spirit of customer service and who represent Norman Regional’s five core values: Integrity, Communications, Attitude, Results and Engagement or ICARE. This is a special place to work. Apply today to join our compassionate team of healers and make a difference in the lives of those we serve.

Responsibilities: Codes a limited amount of patient type records to create the hospital's case mix index database and health statistical indices.
Audits, codes and abstracts diagnostic and procedural information and assigns optimal (MS-DRG or APC).Qualifications:EDUCATION
Bachelors of Science or Associates in Applied Arts/Science or equivalent years of experience.
EXPERIENCE
Minimum of one year experience in coding required.
(Above requirements can be met by the equivalent combination of education and experience).
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION
Actively seek to obtain certification with American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) and/or Registration with American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC) as a Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC) or other equivalent coding certification.
OTHER KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES
Ability to abstract information utilizing current coding guidelines on various patient types.