Job Description
Summary This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at the Beckley VA Medical Center. MRTs (Coder) are skilled in classifying medical data from patient health records in the hospital setting, and/or physician-based settings, such as physician offices, group practices, multi-specialty clinics, and specialty centers. These coding practitioners analyze and abstract patients' health records, and assign alphanumeric codes for each diagnosis and procedure. Responsibilities Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major Duties include but are not limited to: Coding utilizing the current edition of International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Clinical Modification (CM) and Procedure Coding System (PCS), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and/or Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) May provide education related to coding and documentation Completes accurate diagnostic and procedural coded data are necessary for research, epidemiology, outco...