COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

JOB DESCRIPTION / PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

Title:

Coding Clerk

Job Code:

Department Assigned:

Medical Records

Cost Center:

20870

POSITION SUMMARY

Abstracts and codes data from all inpatient and emergency room medical records for input into the SMS computer system. The resulting clinical data provides the tool to retrieve data for administrative purposes, surveys, studies by medical staff, quality assurance, and utilization review, and is also used to report information to outside agencies.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: High school graduate. Graduate from an accredited coding program. Accredited Record Technician (ART) preferred.

Experience: Previous experience as coder in a hospital medical record department preferred. Some previous use of ICD-9-CM coding system is required.

Specific Requirements: Must have complete knowledge of medical terminology and disease processes.