Medical Records Coder II - Home Health Care - Remote Must Reside in North Carolina
Company: Duke Health
Location: Durham
Posted on: September 23, 2024
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Job Description:
Duke Homecare & Hospice Duke Homecare & Hospice offers hospice,
home health and infusion services as well as serves as the home for
the Duke Caregiver Support Program. Our Hospice team works closely
with a patient's physician to provide comprehensive, individualized
care in the comfort their home or at our inpatient hospice facility
located in Durham. Our team of nurses, therapists, social workers,
counselors, and chaplains help patients and their families manage
advanced medical conditions. Duke Home Health provides services in
a patient's home that include skilled nursing, physical therapy,
occupational therapy, speech therapy, social service, home health
aides, and pain and wound management. Our infusion team comes to a
patient's home to administer intravenous medications, including
antibiotics and chemotherapy, to children and adults. Our nurses,
pharmacists, dietitians, and patient services coordinators work
under the direction of a patient's doctor to monitor needs and
treatment. -*Now offering a $5,000 commitment bonus that will pay
out in -2 equal installments over 12 months in 6-month increments.
- -Must Reside within 2 Hours of Office -Please note: All Duke
medical coding opportunities require candidates to have a North
Carolina address as a condition of employment. -Home Health Coder
position (Hybrid)
-The Duke HomeCare & Hospice Medical Records Coder II is a
certified Coder, responsible for coding activities for the home
health and hospice areas at Duke. Code medical records utilizing
ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 coding conventions. Review the medical record
to assure specificity of diagnoses, procedures and
appropriate/optimal reimbursement for hospital and/or professional
charges. Abstract information from medical records following
established methods and procedures. - -MAJOR JOB
RESPONSIBILITIES
--- - - -Review the complex (problematic coding that needs research
and reference checking) medical records and accurately code the
primary/secondary diagnoses and procedures using ICD-10-CM and/or
CPT coding conventions -
--- - - -Review medical record documentation and accurately code
the primary/secondary diagnoses and procedures using ICD-10-CM and
CPT-4 coding conventions.
--- - - -Sequence the diagnoses and procedures using coding
guidelines. Ensure DRG (Diagnostic Related Grouping) /APC
(Medicare's Ambulatory Payment Classification) assignment is
accurate.
--- - - -Abstract and compile data from medical records for
appropriate optimal reimbursement for Home Health or Hospice and/or
professional charges. -
--- - - -Consult with and educate physicians on coding practices
and conventions in order to provide detailed coding
information.
--- - - -Communicate with nursing and ancillary services personnel
for needed documentation for accurate coding.
--- - - -Maintain a thorough understanding of anatomy and
physiology, medical terminology, disease processes and surgical
techniques through participation in continuing education programs -
- - to effectively apply ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 coding guidelines to
inpatient and outpatient diagnoses and procedures. -
--- - - -Maintain a thorough understanding of medical record
practices, standards, regulations, The Joint Commission, Health
Care/Finance Administration (HCFA), Medical Review of North
Carolina (MRNC), DHHS (Department of Health and - - - - - - - Human
Service), etc. -
--- - - -Assist with special projects as required. -
--- - - -Perform other related duties incidental to the work
described herein. -
-PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - -Education and Formal Training -High
School Diploma required -Licensures, Certifications -Must hold one
of the following active/current certifications:Homecare Coding
Specialist-Diagnosis (HCS-D) Homecare Coding (Preferred)Certified
Professional Coder (CPC)Homecare Coding Specialist-Diagnosis
(HCS-D) Homecare CodingRegistered Health Information Administrator
(RHIA) Hospital CodingRegistered Health Information Technician
(RHIT) Hospital Coding -Professional Work Experience - -Prior
experience in homecare and hospice coding strongly preferredRHIA
certification- no experience requiredRHIT certification- no
experience requiredCCS certification- one year of coding experience
requiredCPC or HCS-D certification- two years of coding experience
required -Knowledge, Skills & Abilities -
- - - -Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an
individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression,
gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. -Duke aspires
to create a community built on collaboration, innovation,
creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the
robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich
diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences
flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all
members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the
contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices
are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to
uphold these values. -Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain
jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may
include essential job functions that require specific physical
and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for
requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each
hiring department. -
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