Medical Records Coder - Certified

Health Information Management (HIM) IP and/or OP Department

FLSA:
Hourly

Responsible to:
Health Information Manager

Responsible for:
Does not supervise other employees

Interrelationships:
Works cooperatively with all hospital departments and the Medical Staff

Job Summary:

Assigns diagnostic and procedure codes to records of discharged patients and forwards reports as required. Also, performs other duties as directed by the HIM director.

Job Qualifications:

Experience:

Previous directly related training and experience preferred

Education:

High School or equivalent

Req. Cert./ Certification as RHIT preferred but not required (must be attending classes to obtain in future though). Coding Certification required.

Job Duties:

(This list may not include all of the duties assigned.)