Coder III- Outpatient - Full-Time

Join the team at Avera! Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME. Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter. You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth. Exciting opportunity to join Avera as a Coder III - Outpatient Service Line Position Highlights:

Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!

Options for Free Health Insurance!

Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve.

Career Growth opportunities!

Job Summary

The OP Coder 3 is responsible for the timely and accurate assignment of diagnostic and procedural codes for most types of outpatient charts for multiple facilities within Avera Health, with a focus on the more complex and high-dollar cases.

Accurate abstracting, along with other reporting and editing functions, is also a major responsibility.

The Coder 3 will be work independently to meet quality and production goals for the position.

Approximately 5% of time will be spent educating coder 1, 2 and 3 coders along with helping others with denials management.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor Degree in Health Information Administration or Associates Degree in Health Information Technology preferred.

4-7 years of coding experience preferred.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

If not certified or registered, the employee is required to obtain one of the certifications below within 6 months of employment. (Preferred upon hire) (Ranked by preference)

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)’s

Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)

Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)

Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)

Certified Coding Specialist (CCS-P)

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm, flexible; 80 hours every 2 weeks

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$23.25 - $34.00 per hour

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