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Emergency Room department is looking for a Certified Professional Coder. Must have CPC by the American Academy of Professional Coders. This Coder must have at least 1 year experience and must have experience doing 100% abstraction. ER experience preferred, but not required. M-F 8am-5pm (can be flexible). This position is for all outpatient coding so must have strong outpatient coding (professional fee's). This Coder needs to be able to read the entire record of the health encounter and analyze the information to determine what condition(s) the patient has, what caused it and how it was treated and then derive the appropriate codes. The information comes from a variety of sources within the medical record, such as clinical notes, laboratory and radiology results and operation notes. No codes are given by the Providers or a software system. E&M Coding is key (Evaluation and Management Coding).This Coder will review, determine accuracy of and apply the correct coding conventions to patient charge encounters, procedural and surgical services, as defined through physician documentation, regulatory agencies and various third-party payers. May provide oversight and specialty-specific education related to physician coding/compliance, non-physician practitioner coding/compliance and appropriate coding conventions for individual staff members and collective groups within the department.Must have CPC by the American Academy of Professional Coders. This Coder must have at least 1 year experience and must have experience doing 100% abstraction. ER experience preferred, but not required. M-F 8am-5pm (can be flexible). This position is for all outpatient coding so must have strong outpatient coding (professional fee's). This Coder needs to be able to read the entire record of the health encounter and analyze the information to determine what condition(s) the patient has, what caused it and how it was treated and then derive the appropriate codes. The information comes from a variety of sources within the medical record, such as clinical notes, laboratory and radiology results and operation notes. No codes are given by the Providers or a software system. E&M Coding is key (Evaluation and Management Coding).