Impact Lives, Impact Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 62 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 417,000 visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff.

Job Roles

• Accurately codes records using ICD-10-CM, HCPCS/CPT coding rules and guidelines, within the timeframe established by department.
• Assists and confers with other coders and supervisor concerning any problem records.
• Communicates effectively with providers concerning diagnoses and procedures to assure proper coding and reimbursement. Tracks open/close encounter reports to ensure that all patients seen in the clinic are properly coded. Assists clinic staff with coding questions and issues.
• Understand and capture accurate risk scores and HCC category coding supporting PACE services.
• Work with providers directly on appropriate and compliant documentation.
• Work with monthly audits, including corrections, edits, and applicable responses.
• Work with auditor reviews of coding practices and documentation to identify areas for improvement and provide education and training to clinicians and coding staff when needed.
• Updates coding books with changes as they occur.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Associate's degree in Medical Record Technology preferred.
• At least one (1) year of medical coding experience required; two (2) years is strongly preferred.Experience during CPC-Apprenticeship certification period qualifies.
• CPC or CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) certification required.
• Certified Risk Coder (CRC) certification required.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• RHIT or RHIA certification preferred.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the skills, knowledge, and ability to perform the essential job duties, and which meets any required state or federal certification requirements.

Rewards:

• Job type: Regular Full-time
• Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits
• Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance
• Employee Discounts and Wellness Programs

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to community medicine and providing culturally competent care to the medically underserved.

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses.

If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to these factors - we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here: