Employer Name

Legacy Health-Portland, Oregon

Job Title

CODING SPECALIST

Job Description

One World. One Community. One mission.

At Legacy we are firmly committed to providing healthcare of the highest clinical quality to our patients, in the safest manner possible. Toward that end, we have made significant investments in clinical systems and medical equipment that promote the safe delivery of care. We strive to deliver the best patient and family-centered care. One of the ways we do this is by listening to what our patients have to say through our patient survey. We use the feedback we receive to improve the overall healthcare experience at Legacy. More than 74% of patients surveyed say they would recommend Legacy to friends and family. We encourage and support our patients in taking an active role in their care and to ask questions of their healthcare providers.

Legacy Health is an integrated system of five tertiary care hospitals in Portland, Oregon and Southwest Washington, including a Level 1 Trauma Center, the Oregon Burn Center, the Rehabilitation Institute of Oregon, Legacy Heart Institute, Legacy Cancer Services, and Legacy Emanuel Children?s Hospital. Our culture is driven by the desire to provide excellent patient care in a collaborative, supportive and team-oriented environment.

Coding Specialist:

Immediate full-time positions available in Health Information Management at Legacy Health. The Coding specialist Codes and abstracts medical records data completely and accurately after discharge to provide a solid database for use by Hospital Administration, Medical Staff, Trauma Services, and other internal and external users. Work produced by this person facilitates assurance of the optimal payment to which the facility is legally entitled with the lowest possible days in accounts receivable.

Successful candidates will possess the following education and experience:

? Successful completion of AHIMA approved program or other vocational training program equivalent.
? RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P or CPC certification preferred.
? Three years inpatient and outpatient ICD-9 coding and CPT coding and abstracting preferred.
? Ability to read and understand medical terminology.

$1500 Hire-on Bonus!

We offer a supportive environment that provides professional and personal fulfillment, career long learning and a competitive salary and benefits package.

WE ARE LEGACY...BE A PART OF OUR TEAM. To learn more about Legacy and to complete our on-line employment application, visit our website at legacyhealth.jobs. For additional information please contact Neha Jain. E-mail: njain@lhs.org.

Requisition numbers for these positions are 09-0559 and 09-0713. AA/EOE

One Workforce. One Legacy.