Citizens Memorial Healthcare

Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) in Bolivar, MO is hiring an experienced Certified Orthopedic Coder with Spine Coding experience to join our team in the Clinic Coding department! CMH is made up of 34 primary and specialty clinics, 6 Long-Term Care facilities and 1 residential care facility. Offering acute care, emergency services, ambulatory care, pharmacies, walk-in clinics, surgeries, addiction recovery, therapies and more, CMH has its community covered!

About the area: Bolivar is located in the Ozarks with a hometown feel and affordable housing options of rentals or apartments. Enjoy a movie, round of golf or a college game with family or friends and grab a coffee or meal from an array of shops and restaurants! Springfield is only 40 minutes away with Battlefield Mall, Big Shots golf, Wonders of Wildlife, Urban Air and many other family attractions and restaurants to visit. Only an hour away is Branson, which includes many shows to see, Silver Dollar City and shopping!

About the department: CMH Clinic Coding provides the organization with concise, accurate, appropriate coding of patient encounters for appropriate reimbursement and statistical purposes.

A typical day will include: performing diagnostic/procedural coding functions of the organization.

• Reviewing and coding the final diagnoses and procedural codes for professional services performed in the inpatient, outpatient ambulatory services and outpatient clinic visits/procedures, using current ICD 10, CPT and HCPCS coding books and other accumulated material guidelines from regulatory agencies.
• Responsible for appropriate use of modifiers resulting in correct first time claims submission.
• Assists the Clinic Coding Manager with audits of the professional component of the clinic, outpatient, and inpatient visits/procedures for coding appropriateness and/or patient concerns.
• Maintaining open communication with clinic coding manager related to documentation and/or coding issues impacting timely coding of assigned clinics.

Job Requirements:

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent degree
• Experience:2 plus years of experience or 5+ years of spine coding or be able to obtain the certification within 90 days from date of hire.
• Skills: organization, able to work in a fast-paced environment, multitasking
• Licensure/Certification: AHIMA (CCA, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT) or AAPC (CCP, COC) along with having Orthopedic Certification
• Physical: ability to work at a computer 100% of the day

The position is: Full-time Days

Benefits include:

• Competitive wages
• Annual merit increases
• No cost health insurance option for employee
• Full suite of insurance benefits available for employee and family
• Early access to pay with on-demand PayActiv Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off
• Increased Company Matched Retirement Plan
• Company paid long term disability plan

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For more information about this opportunity, please contact Denver Miller at 417-328-6793 or by email at denver.miller @citizensmemorial.com.