Coder Abstractor, Student - Medical Records - Fill Time Days (40hrs/week)

As the only locally owned, not-for-profit health system in the area, Freeman focuses on meeting the health and wellness needs of those we serve as well as the needs of our employees. Freeman in Joplin, Missouri, is a 460-bed, three-hospital system providing comprehensive healthcare services to an area that includes more than 450,000 from Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Freeman Health System includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital and Ozark Center – the area’s largest provider of behavioral health services – as well as two urgent care clinics, dozens of physician clinics and a variety of specialty services. Freeman Perks and Programs For eligible full time and part time employees Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture and generous benefits, most starting day one! Health, vision, dental insurance Retirement with employer match Wellness program & Longevity Payments Paid time off (PTO)Disability pay Job Summary Under direct supervision, trains to apply the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes to medical records for data retrieval, analysis, and claims processing. Requirements If homebound, must reside in one of the following states: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri or Oklahoma. Minimum one to three years' experience with coding, billing and reimbursement activities or currently enrolled an accredited AHIMA program or Freeman approved coding educational program. Examples include but are not limited to (HIM) Health Information Management programs such as RHIA, RHIT or AHIMA online coding education resulting in successful CCS certification. Obtain CCS certification by American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) within one year of successfully gaining 95% accuracy of all service lines. Previous experience regularly working with medical terminology.