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Coding Specialist - Shared Support Intake - CoxHealth at Home

Job Description

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!
  • For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
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)

Why CoxHealth?

We are a health system that includes six hospitals with over 80 clinics and 537 physicians serving 24 counties. CoxHealth is Missouri’s first hospital system accredited by DNV Healthcare for quality and patient safety. All six hospitals, as well as our outpatient centers and provider-based clinics, hold this national distinction from DNV’s accreditation program, the National Integrated Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The hospital is also the only facility in the region to receive the ANCC Magnet designation, which recognizes excellence in nursing. We are the only local health system named six times to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Hospitals list, and we are recognized by CareChex as among the Top 10 percent of U.S. hospitals for medical excellence and patient safety in overall medical care.