Coding Specialist - Hiring Urgently

We are on the lookout for an organized Coding Specialist to join our all-star team at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA.
Growing your career as a Full Time Coding Specialist is an awesome opportunity to develop excellent skills.
If you are strong in critical thinking, creativity and have the right personality for the job, then apply for the position of Coding Specialist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center today!

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the worlds leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the worlds deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

The Coding Specialist complies with the Official Coding Guidelines in ICD-10-CM and CPT coding conventions to assign for diagnoses and procedure codes for Fred Hutch's outpatient facility services. Clinical judgment and high level analytical skills are utilized to code and abstract the legal medical record to support appropriate reimbursement, physician documentation improvement, clinical effectiveness, outcome studies, and research to meet regulatory accreditation requirements for state and federal reporting and other external reporting purposes. This position offers a combination of remote and on-site coding.

• Understand and apply correct coding, regulatory and compliance guidelines, APCs, ICD10, CPT, E&M, procedure codes and modifiers, and applies documentation guidelines.

• Maintains 95% coding accuracy while meeting department's productivity standards.

• Participate in staff discussions and provides valuable input to the team.

Required:

• High School Degree, GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired is necessary.

• RHIT, CCS, CPC, COC, CCS-P

• A minimum of 2 years experience in outpatient facility abstracting coding (ICD9,ICD10, HCPCS and CPT) and facility coding modifiers.

• Experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree in Health Informatics or Health Information Management along with required certification.

• Working knowledge of insurance plans, LCD/NCDs

• Ability to work with clinical professionals

• Medical records and EMR/EHR knowledge

• Medical terminology, Anatomy and Physiology

Preferred:

• Bachelors degree

• Prior experience working with clinical professionals

• Prior oncology or Transplant coding

• Prior training experience with clinicians

• E & M, Surgical and Infusion coding

• ICD10 training and/or Dual/Double coding experience

• EPIC HB, 3M encoder ORCA and Mindscape experience

• Prior oncology or transplant coding, prior training experience with clinicians, E & M, surgical and infusion coding, ICD10 training and/or dual/double coding experience, EPIC HB, 3M encoder ORCA and Mindscape experience

This position is patient facing and/or requires access to Fred Hutch clinical facilities. As such, full COVID-19 vaccination is required as a condition of employment, without exception. Booster doses are strongly recommended but not required. If declining a booster, completion of the COVID-19 Vaccination Status Form Questionnaire and COVID-19 Booster Declination Training is required. Because of our immunocompromised patient population, there are no medical or religious accommodations available for any employee who is patient facing and/or requires access to Fred Hutch clinical facilities. Only employees whose positions are fully remote, who are not patient facing and/or require no access to clinical facilities, may apply for medical or religious accommodations. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees must provide proof of vaccination before their first day of employment.

A statement describing your commitment and contributions toward greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in your career or that will be made through your work at Fred Hutch is requested of all finalists.

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We are committed to cultivating a workplace in which diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We are an Affirmative Action employer. We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds to apply and desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to our Employee Services Center at View email address on click.appcast.io or by calling View phone number on click.appcast.io.

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Benefits of working as a Coding Specialist in Seattle, WA:

● Excellent benefits
● Advancement opportunities
● Attractive package