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As the flagship hospital for University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, PCMH is leading the way in acute, intermediate, rehabilitation and outpatient services. But it’s in our work environment that you’ll find our teams building a sense of family and closeness that permeates everything we do.

Our 800+ bed tertiary referral facility serves as the teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine at ECU and we provide healthcare to more than 1.3 million people in 29 counties. In an average year, we see about 36,000 inpatients and more than 266,000 outpatients in our Greenville facilities. Our regional Level I Trauma Center is complete with an air and ground emergency transport system.

The commitment to our employees and patients extends to The East Carolina Heart Institute. Recently expanded in 2009, the institute has established a reputation as one of the nation’s premier institutions for cardiac care and groundbreaking research. The center’s focus is programs from prevention and management of risk factors to complex surgical techniques.

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Career Opportunity

Coding Specialist PPS

Responsibilities

Code, bill, and abstract inpatient Hospitalist, Trauma, NICU, PICU &others department records. All activities must be accomplished in accordance with national and facility approved coding guidelines and rules and ambulatory payment methodologies. Activities must also be performed with adherence to Federal Compliance Regulations and Medical Necessity Guidelines. Average coding accuracy must be consistently maintained at 95% or better. Average number of records coded per week must meet minimum established quantitative standards. Contacts physicians, nurse practitioner and other health care professionals to clarify difficult medical record documentation to insure accurate code assignment. Daily run Census report, Matching reports & Billing Cards. Complete statistical forms and tracking logs. Performs additional duties as assigned to improve financial performance of the system.

H.S. graduate plus 1-2 years of formal training or education in ICD-9-CM coding, medical terminology and anatomy & physiology. Individual will be required to produce transcripts of successful completion. RHIA, RHIT, CCS, or CCS-P certification preferred. Three to four years of actual coding experience of patient records from a physician's office, hospital, or diagnostic center preferred. An additional one year of coding experience in an appropriate medical setting may be substituted for one year of the requried education or CCS or CCP may be substituted for the required education.

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Regular full time (1.00 FTE)

Equal Employment Opportunity

University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/AA Applications for University Health Systems (UHS) and its subsidiary corporate entities are accepted and employees are chosen for employment without regard to race, color, gender, religion, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.

Org Marketing Statement

It is the goal of UHS and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Conditions of Employment

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

Pay Range (Hourly)

16.60 - 25.73

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