Certified Coder - Full Time

  • Full-time

Company Description

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://www.kvhealthcare.org/mission-and-vision.

Job Description

The Medical Record Coder is responsible for accurately coding inpatient, outpatient, and Emergency patient records, utilizing current coding methodologies. This position may be eligible for remote work at the discretion of the department director and will require additional employment agreements to be signed upon hire.

Qualifications

What is required...

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • One of the following certifications; RHIA, RHIT, CPC, CCS, CCA  from the American Health Information Management Association or American Academy of Professional Coders

What is preferred...

  • One year of coding experience in a hospital setting

Additional Information

Wage:  Wage range starts at $21.16/hour.  Actual starting wage will depend on years' of applicable experience. 

FTE: 1.0 = 40/hours week

Benefits:  This position is benefits eligible.