Job Description
Work Schedule: 100% FTE, Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00pm, you will work at UW Health Swedish American Hospital 1401 E State St Additional components of compensation may include: Evening, night, and weekend shift differential Overtime On-call pay At UW Health in northern Illinois, you will have: • Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package including: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, retirement, shor
8:00 AM
Coders start the day by pulling their assigned chart queue. In a hospital setting, an inpatient coder might work 15–25 charts per…
8:30 AM
Open the first chart. Read the operative report, discharge summary, and physician notes. Assign the principal diagnosis code (the…
10:30 AM
Encounter a complex chart — a patient with multiple comorbidities and a surgical complication. You spend extra time to capture eve…
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