Outpatient Coder II

Desert Regional Medical Center Hospital is committed to providing exceptional patient care in a supportive and collaborative environment. Join a healthcare community dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of patients.

This position offers comprehensive benefits prioritizing health, professional development, and work-life balance, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, paid time off, career development, health savings accounts, employee assistance and discount programs, and various voluntary benefits.

Shift: Days Hours: 8am-5pm Mon-Fri

The Outpatient Coder II is responsible for accurate coding and abstracting clinical information from medical records across ancillary, emergency, outpatient surgery, observation, and low acuity inpatient encounters. This includes applying ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, HCPCS codes with modifiers, and resolving coding edits per Tenet standards.

Responsibilities include maintaining coding quality and productivity, training new coders, liaising between medical records and business offices, ensuring timely coding, completing continuing education, and adhering to HIPAA and confidentiality standards.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• 2-5 years of facility-based coding experience
• Completion of coding certificate or associate/bachelor's degree in health information management or related field
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite, electronic medical records, and encoder software

Preferred credentials: RHIT, CCS, and/or RHIA.

The role supports remote office setting work.

Desert Care Network includes hospitals serving Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin, offering specialized advanced care services including stroke care, cancer center, Level 1 Trauma Center, and Level 3 NICU.