Coding Specialist II – Infectious Disease, Rheumatology & Endocrinology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Examine clinical documentation and assign as well as sequence diagnostic and procedural codes for specified patient categories.

• Verify APC calculations to accurately reflect documented diagnoses and procedures for hospitals.

• Review and evaluate documentation to ensure correct abstraction of clinical data and adherence to regulatory and compliance standards.

• Abstract clinical data to support diagnoses, procedures, and discharge disposition.

• Complete designated work tasks utilizing suitable resources.

• Serve as a resource for client staff on issues of data integrity, clarification, and compliant coding practices, including provider inquiries.

• Uphold patient and provider confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA regulations.

• Engage in client and Savista staff meetings, training sessions, and conference calls.

• Keep up-to-date with ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, coding guidelines, government regulations, protocols, and third-party requirements.

• Participate in ongoing education activities to enhance knowledge, skills, and maintain current credentials.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must successfully complete a pre-employment skills assessment.

• Active AHIMA credential, such as RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCA, or an active AAPC credential, including COC, CCS-P, CPC, or a related specialty credential.

• A minimum of two years of recent and relevant hands-on coding experience in professional multispecialty infectious disease, rheumatology, and endocrinology.

• Familiarity with medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, pathophysiology, ICD-10, and CPT/HCPCS code sets.

• Ability to consistently achieve a 95% coding accuracy threshold while adhering to client-specific and/or Savista production and/or quality standards.

• Proficient in computer applications, including MS Office, Outlook, Word, and Excel; capable of entering data, sorting, and filtering Excel files.

• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills with both internal and external customers.

• Recent and relevant experience in an active production coding environment is highly preferred.

• Associate degree in Health Information Management (HIM) or a healthcare-related field, or equivalent education and experience, is preferred.

• Experience with Rcx, Cerner, or NextGen is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Continuing education activities to enhance knowledge, skills, and maintain current credentials.

• Participation in client and Savista staff meetings, trainings, and conference calls.

• Equal Opportunity Employer.