Health Information Specialty Coder III

Overview:

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

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Responsibilities: Position Summary:

Reporting to the Manager of Coding, the Coder III performs abstracting and coding, using ICD-10-CM and PCS, on all inpatient visits at UCI Medical Center. The purpose of this position is to apply the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes to individual patient health information for data retrieval, analysis, and claims processing. Accounts are coded utilizing the 3m360 Sulventum encoder and EPIC systems for coding and data entry. Additional duties include, participating in departmental PI projects and performing related duties as assigned to meet operational needs.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• User-level experience using personal computers, particularly with encoding, abstracting and prospective