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Job Description Job Description Starting Pay Rate: $20.20 per hour ($36,764 a year) 35 Hour Work Week Benefits: PTO – vacation (16-24 days a year based on longevity) Sick leave 12 days a year, and 13 paid holidays. Ability to work a 4-day schedule after 6 months on the job. Multiple work schedules available. Wellness program with the ability to earn an additional 3 PTO days a year. 401K with up to
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Coders start the day by pulling their assigned chart queue. In a hospital setting, an inpatient coder might work 15–25 charts per…
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Open the first chart. Read the operative report, discharge summary, and physician notes. Assign the principal diagnosis code (the…
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Encounter a complex chart — a patient with multiple comorbidities and a surgical complication. You spend extra time to capture eve…
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