Benefits Summary
- Location: Woodlands
- Salary Range: $3000 - $3800 Basic + AWS + VB + Yearly Salary Increment
- Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6pm
Overview
Responsible for translating narrative descriptions of diseases, injuries and procedures into codes, based on a pre-defined Casemix classification system.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
1. Accurately abstract relevant data and translate the principal diagnosis, secondary diagnoses and surgery/procedures of all inpatient and day surgery discharges into ICD-10-AM codes from discharge summary/case notes/operation reports/histology reports in accordance with the national and hospital coding standards within the stipulated time frame for DRG and medi-claim coding
2. Interact closely with clinicians for clarifications/confirmation/feedback on documentation of principal diagnosis, secondary diagnosis and surgery/procedure/treatment if necessary that may affect coding accuracy and correct subvention
3. Keep abreast of latest coding standards and update coding knowledge/coding skills
4. Manage and track daily uncoded/coders workload report
5. Work closely with the supervisor so as to continuously improve the current work processes in Clinical Coding office
Requirements
1. Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma in Medical/Nursing/ Health Science or equivalent.
2. In-depth knowledge of medical terminology/procedures
3. Relevant ICD coding experience is preferred
4. Meticulous and thorough in reading through clinical documentation
5. Ability to work independently and also in a team
6. A target-oriented team player with initiative and positive work attitude
7. Excellent communication and writing skills
8. Proficient with Microsoft applications
**We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates would be notified.
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Kenneth Isaac Peter
Registration Number: R25127720
MCI Consulting Pte Ltd (EA Licence: 13C6730)
