About the role
Location: USF Faculty Office Building
Pay rate: from $24.79 per hour
The Professional Surgical Coder is an advanced coding position responsible for accurate and timely assignment of diagnoses, modifiers, and procedure codes to surgical encounters for physicians in the outpatient and inpatient settings. This position requires use of established department policies and protocols in conjunction with the current versions of ICD-10-CM and CPT-4. The Professional Surgical Coder is expected to query providers when documentation requires clarification and will proactively work with medical leadership to address concerns in documentation trends. This position works with direct support from and under the direction of the Coding Lead, Coding Supervisor, and/or Coding Manager to make certain their skills and knowledge remain in peak condition. The Professional Surgical Coder also ensures compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and standards related to health information and coding principles. This role requires strong knowledge of medical coding guidelines, regulations, as well as best practices and serves as a resource and subject matter expert to clinical and revenue cycle staff.
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Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Or %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:rgb(0,0,0);font-family%5C:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:16px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width%5C:0px;display%5C:inline !important;float%5C:none;font-style%5C:normal;font-variant-caps%5C:normal;font-variant-ligatures%5C:normal;font-weight%5C:400;letter-spacing%5C:normal;orphans%5C:2;text-align%5C:start;text-decoration-color%5C:initial;text-decoration-style%5C:initial;text-decoration-thickness%5C:initial;text-indent%5C:0px;text-transform%5C:none;white-space%5C:normal;widows%5C:2;word-spacing%5C:0px;%22%3EAmerican Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Certified Coding Specialist - Physician-based (CCS-P)%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width%5C:0px;background-color%5C:rgb(255, 255, 255);color%5C:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family%5C:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;font-size%5C:medium;font-style%5C:normal;font-variant-caps%5C:normal;font-variant-ligatures%5C:normal;font-weight%5C:400;letter-spacing%5C:normal;margin%5C:0px 0px 12px;orphans%5C:2;text-align%5C:start;text-decoration-color%5C:initial;text-decoration-style%5C:initial;text-decoration-thickness%5C:initial;text-indent%5C:0px;text-transform%5C:none;white-space%5C:normal;widows%5C:2;word-spacing%5C:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family%5C:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:16px;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EWork Experience and Additional Information%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width%5C:0px;background-color%5C:rgb(255, 255, 255);color%5C:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family%5C:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;font-size%5C:medium;font-style%5C:normal;font-variant-caps%5C:normal;font-variant-ligatures%5C:normal;font-weight%5C:400;letter-spacing%5C:normal;margin%5C:0px 0px 12px;orphans%5C:2;text-align%5C:start;text-decoration-color%5C:initial;text-decoration-style%5C:initial;text-decoration-thickness%5C:initial;text-indent%5C:0px;text-transform%5C:none;white-space%5C:normal;widows%5C:2;word-spacing%5C:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family%5C:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:16px;%22%3EMinimum of two (2) years%27 experience in surgical/procedural coding required. 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Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:16px;%22%3E· Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width%5C:0px;background-color%5C:rgb(255, 255, 255);color%5C:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family%5C:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;font-size%5C:medium;font-style%5C:normal;font-variant-caps%5C:normal;font-variant-ligatures%5C:normal;font-weight%5C:400;letter-spacing%5C:normal;margin%5C:0px 0px 12px;orphans%5C:2;text-align%5C:start;text-decoration-color%5C:initial;text-decoration-style%5C:initial;text-decoration-thickness%5C:initial;text-indent%5C:0px;text-transform%5C:none;white-space%5C:normal;widows%5C:2;word-spacing%5C:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family%5C:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:16px;%22%3Eproviding exemplary customer service.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width%5C:0px;background-color%5C:rgb(255, 255, 255);color%5C:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family%5C:%26quot;Times 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13220 USF Laurel Dr
Tampa, 33612