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Kaiser Coder Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Must attain a grade of 75% on the Kaiser coding test. (Will be given after the interview if they like the candidate). * Must maintain a minimum of ten (10) CE units annually. Must maintain current ...

American Medical Association (CPT) National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI), and Kaiser Permanente organizational/institutional coding directives. Ability to communicate with physicians in order to ...

AUDITOR, CODING II CERT

Portland, OR · On-site

$33.81 - $41.82/hr

Certified Professional Coder OR Registered Health Information Technician OR Certified Coding ... Oregon,Portland,Kaiser Permanente Building Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue ...

Inpatient Coder

Oakland, CA · On-site

$25 - $30.25/hr

... Kaiser Permanentes organizational and institutional coding guidelines. Essential Responsibilities: * Coding and Abstracting: Reviews medical record documentation to identify diagnoses/procedures to ...

Inpatient Coder

Redwood City, CA · On-site

$26.75 - $32.25/hr

... Kaiser Permanentes organizational and institutional coding guidelines. Essential Responsibilities: * Coding and Abstracting: Reviews medical record documentation to identify diagnoses/procedures to ...

Hospital Outpatient Coder

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

$21.75 - $29.25/hr

... and Kaiser Permanente's organizational and institutional coding guidelines. Essential Responsibilities: * Review Medical Records to identify diagnoses/procedures. * Reviews medical record ...

American Medical Association (CPT) National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI), and Kaiser Permanente organizational/institutional coding directives. Ability to communicate with physicians in order to ...

Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanentes Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the ...

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Medical Coder III, Hospital-Based Coding

Portland, OR • On-site

Kaiser Permanente
Health Care and Social Assistance • 10K+ employees

$37.59 - $48.65/hr

Other

Posted 5 days ago


Kaiser Permanente rating

8.2

Company rating: 8.2 out of 10

Based on 928 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

56th of 898 rated healthcare providers


Job description

Job Summary:
In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is also responsible for reviewing emergency, outpatient, ambulatory, and inpatient medical records to identify elements to be abstracted, as well as diagnostic and procedure codes. Essential Responsibilities:
  • Pursues effective relationships with others by proactively providing resources, information, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides mentoring to team members. Pursues self-development; creates plans and takes action to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; influences others through technical explanations and examples. Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Supports and responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome.
  • Completes work assignments autonomously by applying up-to-date expertise in subject area to generate creative solutions; ensures all procedures and policies are followed; leverages an understanding of data and resources to support projects or initiatives. Collaborates cross-functionally to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information. Supports, identifies, and monitors priorities, deadlines, and expectations. Identifies, speaks up, and implements ways to address improvement opportunities for team.
  • Contributes to documentation and coding compliance by: supporting compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, The Principles of Responsibility, the Code of Conduct for Kaiser Permanente, internal policies and procedures, professional standards, and accreditation standards.
  • Supports efforts to update coding processes and meet regulatory goals by: performing analysis/review to assure the accuracy of current procedures and diagnosis codes upon request from various sources; using and contributing to the teams use of internal resources (e.g., webinars, enterprise education team) to learn up-to-date knowledge of standards and regulatory requirements related to coding, documentation, and management compliance (federal, state, internal), and researching guidance for individual coding situations as necessary; and meeting and maintaining department standards for productivity and quality.
  • Completes medical coding by: translating clinical information into coded data to enter appropriate codes for diagnoses, procedures, and other services rendered, following coding guidelines for the most current version of the International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification (ICD-CM), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II for patient encounters; identifying and assigning appropriate codes for diagnoses, procedures, and other services rendered independently; resolving coding issues through partnership with clinicians, department administration, and other coding staff based on review, coding guidelines, and queries or issues with practitioner-submitted medical codes to reduce denials and improve time to submission; and assisting team members with providing consultation to staff and care providers on all coding and documentation questions.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Minimum three (3) years of continuous hospital coding experience with Observation, Hospital Ambulatory Surgery, Emergency Department, and complex Hospital Outpatient Visit services.
  • High School Diploma or GED or equivalent AND minimum four (4) years of coding experience. OR Minimum four (4) years of coding experience and one (1) year of experience in a corporate or business office environment.
  • Certified Coding Specialist required at hire OR Registered Health Information Technician required at hire OR Registered Health Information Administrator required at hire
Additional Requirements:
  • Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Medical Coding; Medical Terminology; Health Care Coding; Time Management; Compliance Management; Quality Assurance and Effectiveness; Health Records; Health Information Systems; Data Quality; Data Entry; Maintain Files and Records
Preferred Qualifications:
  • N/A

Primary Location: Oregon,Portland,Kaiser Permanente Building
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri,
Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Employee Status: Regular
Worker Location: Flexible
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-NW-02|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Kaiser Permanente Building - Centralized Medical Records - 1001
Pay Range: $37.59 - $48.65 / hour Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.
Travel: No Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

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