Certified Procedural Coding Specialist

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Must have an understanding of CPT and ICD-10.
• One of the following certifications: CCA, CCS, CPC, RHIT, or RHIA.

• Associate's or Bachelor's in Health Information Management.
• Two (2) years of coding experience.

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity.  The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. 

• →Assesses the adequacy of the health record documentation to ensure it supports all diagnoses and procedures to which codes are assigned; 
• →Applies knowledge of anatomy and physiology, clinical disease processes, pharmacology, and diagnostic and procedural terminology to assign accurate codes to diagnoses and procedures;
• →Maintains understanding of ICD-10 and CPT coding classification systems;
• →Reviews and performs data charge entries to both hospital and physician patient accounting systems for the outpatient clinic visit;
• →Organizes work to ensure all assigned work queues are reviewed and appropriately prioritized on a daily basis.
• →Performs other duties as assigned.

Please contact askrecruitment@uams.edu for any recruiting related questions.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS  

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.