Certified Surgical Coder - Patient Accounts

Certified Surgical Coder - Stony Brook CPMP Patient Accounts

Location: Stony Brook, NY

Schedule: Full time

Days/Hours: Monday - Friday; 8:30 AM - 5 PM

Pay Starting at: $33.65

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SUMMARY: This incumbent is responsible for reviewing and analyzing physicians’ documentation and assigns, CPT, Modifiers and ICD-10 diagnosis codes. The coding function also ensures compliance with established coding guidelines, third party reimbursement policies, regulations, and accreditation guidelines.  

Job Duties & Essential Functions:

• Provide a variety of complex and technical assignments related to physician surgical coding.
• Analyze, code and abstract information for the purpose of assigning and entering appropriate and consistent diagnoses and procedure codes and Modifiers for reimbursement.
• Obtain Pathology Reports from PowerChart when applicable.
• Enter information into the database.
• Correct TES and Claim Scrubber Edits.
• Resolve discrepancies on coding related issues.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma/GED.
• Current Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) Certification, CCS-P or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Certification.
• 1 year of physician surgical coding experience.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree.
• 3 years of physician surgical coding experience.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with patients, staff and medical providers. The employee must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. This position is largely sedentary and requires the employee to remain stationary for a majority of the day. Any additional physical demands will be outlined and provided by management. 

The responsibilities and tasks outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of CPMP. 

StaffCo is a Professional Employer Organization, commonly referred to as a PEO, duly organized and registered under the New York Professional Employer Organization law. StaffCo and SUNY have entered into a professional employer agreement under which StaffCo is the employer of Stony Brook Clinical Practice Management Plan employees and responsible for all aspects of employment, including hirings, promotions, disciplines, terminations, the day-to-day direction and supervision of work, as well as labor relations and collective bargaining. StaffCo is fully responsible for providing all payroll and human resources services, including the payment of wages, collecting and reporting payroll taxes and maintaining any and all employee benefits.  SUNY Stony Brook Hospital is responsible for the operation of the hospital and provision of health care and is the co-employer as is necessary to conduct its responsibilities and for related licensure, regulatory or statutory requirements and obligations.    

Given StaffCo’s employment responsibilities, it is deemed the “employer” for employment and labor law purposes.  Thus, the employees are private sector employees of StaffCo, not public sector employees of SUNY.  The private sector nature of the StaffCo employees has been approved by NYS Civil Service and upheld in a decision by the US National Labor Relations Board. 

CPMP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

CPMP expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.  Improper interference with the ability of CPMP’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.