• Outpatient Surgery Coder

    University of Washington (Seattle, WA)


    Req #: 239718

     

    Department: UW MEDICINE ENTERPRISE RECORDS AND HEALTH INFO

     

    Posting Date: 05/07/2025

    Closing Info:

    Open Until Filled

     

    Salary: $5,521 - $7,908 per month

     

    Shift: First Shift

    Notes:

    As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, **click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908\_a11y.pdf)**

     

    UW Medicine Enterprise Records and Health Information has an outstanding opportunity for an **OUTPATIENT SURGERY CODER** .

    WORK SCHEDULE

    + 100% FTE, Days

    + 100% Remote **POSITION HIGHLIGHTS** This Outpatient Surgery Coding Specialist 3 position provides support to the Enterprise Records and Health Information department for coding highly specialized services. Outpatient Surgery coder should have experience for complex surgical procedures which include but not limited to General Surgery, Integumentary/Plastic, Orthopedics/Podiatry, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Hemic and Lymphatic, Digestive, Urinary, Reproductive/Genital , Endocrine, Nervous, Ophthalmology, Auditory, and others **DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION**

    + Enterprise Records and Health Information (ERHI) is a Shared Service Department that supports all aspects of the patient medical record from governance, integrity, documentation timeliness, completion, clinical coding, billing, release, and tracking to management of access, retention, and destruction

    + ERHI provides advice and resources related to the lifecycle management of all UW Medicine records

    + ERHI is an integral part of the Enterprise Revenue Cycle and has a unique role in the organization that supports both clinical and operational activities. **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**

    + Reviews available electronic and other appropriate documentation within Epic and/or Cerner to identify all billable ambulatory surgery procedures and services requiring facility fee coding be captured through Epic Hospital Billing (HB) and 3M computer assisted coding (CAC)

    + Reviews and resolves coding edits related to procedures and services charged during the ambulatory surgery visit in the operating room at the time of completing coding

    + Consults with physicians and/or clinical department representatives, as appropriate, to verify services were rendered, documented and meets the requirements for coding as an outpatient/ambulatory patient type

    + Maintains three day coding turnaround times for ambulatory surgery accounts based on date of service

    + Identifies and escalates to Coding Leadership impacts to timely coding and charge capture, and avoidable delays for billing and reimbursement **REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS**

    + High school diploma or equivalent and three years of coding experience or equivalent education/experience.

    + Certified as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist – Physician Based (CCS-P), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC), Radiology Certified Coder (RCC) or Radiation Oncology Certified Coder (ROCC). **UW Medicine – Where your Impact Goes Further** UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

     

    University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.