Job: CERTIFIED INPATIENT CODER II (69487)

Department: HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICES
Employment Type: FULL TIME
Hours per pay period: 80
Shift: DAY
Facility: ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL & MED CTR
Location: PHOENIX, AZ

Facility Information:

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has been a symbol of quality healthcare in the Valley of the Sun for more than 110 years. We are extremely proud to announce that we are the only Arizona hospital to be voted a "Best Place to Work in the Valley" five years in a row. We are also proud to be named a top hospital by Ranking Arizona Magazine and to be routinely recognized as one of the country's best neuroscience centers by U.S. News & World Report.

St. Joseph's is home to: the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute; St. Joseph's Children's Health Center, which is the second largest provider of comprehensive pediatric services in the state; The Heart & Lung Institute at St. Joseph's; and St. Joseph's Trauma Center, which is the only Level 1 trauma center in Arizona that's verified by the American College of Surgeons.

St. Joseph's continues to expand and enhance its services to meet the growing needs of the community by providing comprehensive neurological, neurosurgical, pediatric, perinatal, cardiac, thoracic, and cancer care. The hospital's nine critical care units serve more than 60,000 patients each year. In 2006, St. Joseph's opened a 144-bed tower, making it the largest hospital in Arizona with 743 beds.

Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's continues to help the underserved through clinics, community grants and outreach programs. The hospital is part of Catholic Healthcare West, which has more than 40 hospitals in Arizona, California and Nevada.

Join us now as we are seeking a CERTIFIED INPATIENT CODER. Must Have RHIA, RHIT, CCS or CCP by AHIMA or AAPC. Under the supervision of the Coding Supervisor, the Inpatient Coder is responsible for the accurate and timely coding of the inpatients diseases and procedures according to ICD-9-CM and CPT coding systems and government and corporate coding guidelines; abstracts information from the medical record in compliance with state and other regulatory agencies.

Minimum of two years acute care inpatient coding experience is required.

The qualified applicant will possess good communication skills, be comfortable working in a hospital environment and have the ability to work in many computer applications simultaneously.



REQUIREMENTS:
Assoc.in Applied Science(AAS)degree preferred.

Previous Coding experience preferred

RHIA, RHIT CCS or CCP required


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