Desert Regional Medical Center is a 385-bed acute-care hospital classified as a stroke receiving center and Level I Trauma Center with an innovative, patient centered and evidence-based Rehabilitation Services Department.
Our compassionate team provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including acute care rehabilitation, joint replacement & spinal surgery, neurosurgery, ICU, Telemetry, step-down care, skilled nursing, as well as outpatient therapy, hand and lymphedema clinics.
General Duties:
Provides superior customer satisfaction (the customer defined as a patient, physician, hospital employee or department to maintain compliance with TJC, Title 22 and all other regulating agencies.
Access to all Patient Health Information, ensuring the highest quality of care and services.
Provides the hospital with the necessary support and management of information as it pertains to all facets of the responsibilities within the Health Information Management Department and all related activities generated from the medical record
*****This position is Remote****
Shift: M-F
Hours: Hours can vary but day shift is required
DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES:
Minimum Education: Coding classes and college level medical terminology, anatomy, In addition, physiology classes completed and passed.
Minimum Experience: Previous outpatient coding experience in acute care facility; may accept a Trainee if applicant tests well on OP coding test.
Required Course (s) Training: Coding, medical terminology and anatomy
Required Certification: Certified Coding Specialist Certificate preferred, not required.
Skills-Machines: Basic computer data entry and retrieval, phones, faxes, photocopier, PC Systems, calculator, proficient on 3M coding program.
License/Certificates/Credentials: Answers phones, interacts with physicians, other hospital employees and administration.
Offers direction to patients upon Request.
Interprets physician writing and progress notes in order to establish other co-morbid conditions, which may influence reimbursement
Conditions: Noisy, hectic, multiple interruptions, often resetting priorities, must work well with various time deadlines simultaneously.
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If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date.
If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.