Medical Records, Health Information Management Dir., Medical Records, RHIA

Full-time

Southern Medical Recruiters is a healthcare/hospital recruitment organization with hospital clients nationwide, seeking the best in healthcare talent. This is a leadership role for an HIM/Medical Records Director.

• Supervision of off-site coders, staffing, evaluating and prioritizing daily work assignments, maintaining coding standards, and educating staff and physicians on coding issues
• Audit records to ensure 95% accuracy of coding
• Run the grouper daily to release all coded accounts; work accounts caught in the grouper; in AS 400, run the medical necessity check (MNCM) and address records with failing procedures
• Manage charts caught by the 72 hour rule, the APC Hold and the HCPCS hold; review accounts to see if records can be combined or released
• Collaborate with the Central Billing Office to fix accounts caught due to coding errors and respond to the billing office through CNE

• RHIA, RHIT or CCS with a minimum of 2 years ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding experience in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Extensive knowledge of reimbursement systems such as DRGs and APCs; experience performing quality audits
• Proficiency in coding all chart types and assigning modifiers; prior knowledge of the 3M grouper
• Familiarity with Medicare guidelines regarding billing; some computer experience with healthcare software systems; ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Education & Experience:
  
  Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or four years related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Licensure, Certification & Registration:
  Must maintain one of the following — CCS, CCS-P, RHIA, or RHIT
• BS degree, RHIA, strong general acute care experience in HIM as Director and leader

• Client offers excellent growth potential, salary, benefits, relocation package and more
• No fees to applicants
• All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines
• Email a resume for consideration; client is offering excellent salary, benefits and other perks to strong candidates
• Contact:
  Adela Nash;
  Southern Medical Recruiters;
• Website: