Emergency Department Medical Coder, PA/NJ Residents Only

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New Jersey, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Code and abstract professional-fee hospital services provided by SLPG physicians from medical records.

• Implement ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT-4, HCPCS II, AHA, AMA, and CMS coding standards.

• Utilize 3M Encoder to verify RVUs and unbundle CPT-4 procedures.

• Ensure coding accuracy through regular quality reviews.

• Maintain daily productivity as specified.

• Stay updated on coding guidelines for inpatient, observation, consultant, surgical, critical care, and E&M physician services.

• Input abstracted physician data into specialty-specific databases.

• Facilitate educational sessions for medical staff regarding coding and documentation compliance.

• Collaborate with Medical Records, Finance, and Physician Billing to guarantee proper information flow.

• Conduct quarterly reviews to ensure data quality.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must reside in Pennsylvania or New Jersey.

• Hold an RHIA, RHIT, CPC, CCS-P, or CCS credential, or be eligible for the respective credential at the time of hiring.

• Candidates eligible for credentials must obtain the relevant AHIMA or AAPC credential within one year of hiring as a condition of continued employment.

• Required working knowledge of ICD-9, ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS coding.

• A minimum of 1–3 years of experience in CPT/HCPCS physician procedural coding.

• Previous experience with computerized patient records and coding systems is preferred.

• Capability to maintain a 95% coding accuracy rate.

• Ability to meet specified daily productivity standards.

• Must be able to sit for up to seven hours per day, three to four hours at a time.

• Frequent typing and data entry are required; regular use of hands is necessary.

• Occasionally lift up to ten pounds, stoop, bend, or reach above shoulder level.

• Normal conversational hearing and general, near, peripheral vision, and tolerance for visual monotony are essential.

• Application must be submitted with full legal name and current home address.

• Include employment history for the past seven years, including the present employer.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Continued employment is conditional upon obtaining the applicable AHIMA or AAPC credential within one year for credential-eligible hires.