**Overview**

Hello humankindness Dignity Health Medical Group is the employed physician group of Dignity Health Arizona. Dignity Health Medical Group (DHMG) employs approximately 200 providers and 500 support staff that cover a wide variety of specialties. The medical group has had tremendous success over the past few years and now provides more than 73 subspecialty services. The physicians provide clinical services in their areas of specialty and many serve in pivotal academic research and leadership roles.DHMG is also heavily involved in preparing tomorrows healthcare providers. DHMG has 84 medical school students and approximately 200 residents and fellows throughout the 25 academic programs. Clinical services are complemented with translational and bench research to augment medical education for residents and students. The mission of Dignity Health Medical Group is consistent with Dignity Healths mission and St. Josephs guiding principles with a focus on innovative clinical care and the pursuit of excellence through scholarly activities. As part of the Dignity Health hospital system DHMG has full access to the staff and all facilities on our hospital campuses. This unique relationship with our hospital allows Dignity Health Medical Group to provide its patients with state-of-the-art patient services including care of the poor and disenfranchised.Look for us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.For the health of our community ... we are proud to announce that we are a tobacco-free campus

**Responsibilities**

The Coder reviews and processes clinic professional charges for assigned business unit(s). This position works closely with medical group's Physicians and Providers to ensure all services billed are supported by the documentation and correctly coded for maximum reimbursement.

+ Applies coding principals consistent with government regulatory standards, payer specific guidelines and company policy.

+ Codes Primary Care, Radiology and Hospitalist professional charges for assigned providers.

+ Reviews all ICD, E&M, CPT and HCPSCS codes to ensure documentation supports all services rendered.

+ Queries providers, as needed, when encounters lack clear or missing documentation in the medical record.

+ Provides education to physicians and providers on coding and documentation as needed.

+ Assists clinic and other department staff with coding related questions pertaining to assigned providers.

+ Codes missing charges identified for assigned providers.

+ Attend clinic and other department meetings to act as a coding resource for assigned providers.

+ Maintain a current working knowledge of E&M, CPT and ICD coding guidelines.

+ Meet production standards set by Physician Coding leadership.

+ Meet quality standards set by Physician Coding leadership.

Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000. While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, and adoption assistance.

**Qualifications**

**MINIMUM**

High School Diploma or GED

Must have and maintain an in-depth knowledge of CPT, ICD and HCPCS coding guidelines

One of the following national certificates:

(1) Certified Professional Code CPC-A (CT CCP),

(2) Certified Coding Specialist Physician CCS-P (CT CS),

or

(3) Certified Coding Associate CCA (CT CS)

**PREFERRED**

Previous Coding Experience

**Pay Range**

$21.70 - $29.84 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.