Summary About Us CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:
- Named one of Modern Healthcare s Best Places to work five times
- Named one of America s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek in 2024.
- Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
- Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
- Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads in 2023.
- Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.
- Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.
Benefits - Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more.
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Job Summary Coding Specialists develop close working relationships with coworkers within the Intake department and also with the Home Health teams. Unlike coders in other settings, these Coding Specialists work ahead of the care provided, laying the groundwork for the clinicians involved to have a good understanding of the clients needs for home care. This position is ideal for a candidate who can work well independently while closely following established protocols.
The Coding Specialist enters the ICD-10 diagnosis codes and current medications into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for new patients prior to admission to service. Researches clinical history and obtains relevant documentation for the home care EMR.
Job Requirements - Education
- Required: High school diploma or equivalent
- Preferred: Continuing education in a healthcare related field.
- Experience
- Required: minimum six (6) months experience in office setting.
- Skills
- Requires excellent communication skills.
- Ability to organize and prioritize a shifting caseload containing multiple time-sensitive needs.
- Impeccable follow through and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently with easy access to reference materials, supervisors, and coworkers.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Strong grasp of current medical terminology.
- Comfortable working as part of a team which includes both asking for and offering help and communicating effectively.
- Adept in Microsoft Office suite.
- Adaptable to procedural changes.
- Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Required: HCS-D (AHIMA) or one of the following coding credentials CPC, CPC-A, COC, COC-A, CIC, CIC-A, CRC, RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCA
- Preferred: HCS-D (AHIMA)