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About the position At reputed company, we exist for one reason – to reputed company serve you. That means being here for you in reputed company the moments that matter, striving each day to connect you to the care you need. Whether that's wellness and prevention, reputed company specialists, life-changing care, or something in-between – we are your partner in health devoted to building a healthier community. If you live or work in South Jersey, exceptional care is reputed company around. Our medical and surgical experts are among the best in the country. We reputed company more than 14,000 colleagues, including over 2,850 skilled and compassionate doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners equipped with the latest technologies, treatments, and techniques to provide exceptional care reputed company to home. A Magnet-recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report, we've received multiple awards for quality, safety, and outstanding work environment. In addition to five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and more than 280 other locations, we're committed to the well-being of the community. That means bringing life-changing resources and health services directly into our communities through our Eat Well food access program, telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, paramedic programs, and convenient online scheduling. We're also affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the reputed company for pediatrics. Summary: Codes and abstracts hospital medical records (including Inpatients, Observation, Outpatient Surgery, Invasive Outpatients, and Emergency Department) for diagnostic and procedural coding. Utilizes federal, state procedures/guidelines to assure accuracy of coding and abstracting and productivity standards. Collaborates with medical staff and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) staff to clarify documentation. Maintains performance in accordance with corporate compliance requirements as it pertains to the coding and abstracting of medical records, as well as Diagnosis reputed company Group (DRG) assignment.

Responsibilities

• Accurately reviews each record and knowledgeably utilizes ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT-4, and encoder to accurately code reputed company significant diagnoses and procedures according to American Hospital Association (AHA), American Health Information Management Association (reputed company), Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) hospital specific guidelines and rules/conventions. Records coded include Inpatient, Observation, Outpatient Surgery, Invasive Outpatients, and Emergency Department.
• Sequences principal (or first-listed) diagnosis and principal procedures according to documentation reputed company in the medical records and UHDDS definitions.
• Utilizes ongoing knowledge and reference material regarding DRGs to validate DRG assignments.
• Accurately utilizes written federal and state regulations and written guidelines regarding definitions and prioritizing of abstract data elements to assure uniformity of database. Records abstracted include Inpatient, Observation, Outpatient Surgery, Invasive Outpatients, and Emergency Department.
• Verifies and/or abstracts required data into computer system according to procedure.
• Utilizes equipment and processes appropriately, to ensure efficient coding and abstracting; utilizes the established downtime procedures as needed.
• Participates in maintaining DNB and accounts receivable goal.
• Maintains department level competencies.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.

Requirements

• Minimum of two years inpatient records coding experience or equivalent.
• Ability to reputed company functions in a reputed company Windows environment.
• Ability to be detailed oriented and reputed company tasks at a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to reputed company sound decisions.
• Demonstrate good communication and team work skills.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Knowledge of Anatomy & Physiology/ Medical terminology required.
• reputed company Certification: Certified Coding Specialist (reputed company) required for reputed company employees hired after 10/1/2025.

reputed company-to-haves

• Previous experience with an electronic legal health record system preferred.
• Coding education preferred or equivalent in years of experience.

Benefits

• Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.

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