Extra Help - Reimbursement Coding Specialist - Health Information Management
This Position is temporary, non-benefits eligible, and is limited to 900 hours.
Hiring Department: Health Information Management
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1024323
Posting Close Date:
About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
Description:
Position Summary
UIH is seeking two Extra Help Reimbursement Coding Specialists Part time Inpatient Coder that has at least 2 years of coding experience at an acute care hospital, preferably an academic teaching hospital that has a complex case mix index (CMI) and medical services such as transplant, neurosurgery, oncology, vascular surgery and cardiology.
Must have the ability to determine and assign the principal and significant secondary ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes, in addition to present admission indicators (POA), and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes, using official coding guidelines.
Ability to assure proper DRG assignments, sequence codes in compliance with ICD-10 Official Coding Guidelines, Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS
Ability to identify cases with clinical indicators that may require provider documentation clarification and/or specificity in order to accurately assign codes; collaborate with CDIS team as part of the clinical documentation
validation and physician query workflows.
Duties & Responsibilities
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
Level 2: Reimbursement Coding Specialist
Preferred Qualifications
2 years of coding experience at an acute care hospital, preferably an academic teaching hospital that has a complex case mix index (CMI) and medical services such as transplant, neurosurgery, oncology, vascular surgery and cardiology.
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