General Summary of PositionUnder the direct supervision of a pharmacist, prepares and fills routine orders for prescribed medications; restocks automated dispensing machines; repackages medications; compounds both sterile and non-sterile medications. Primary Duties and ResponsibilitiesAbides by recommendations from regulatory and advisory groups regarding safe medication principles, including look alike, sound alike and high alert drugs. Responds appropriately to medication occurrences. Understands and takes appropriate action when a medication occurrence is identified. Complies with internal reporting requirements for medication occurrences using the Patient Safety Event system. Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts.Assists pharmacists in obtaining patient specific information as appropriate for safe medication management. Under direct supervision, participates in the exchange of information with appropriate healthcare professionals and staff.Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.Ensures that medications are properly and safely stored throughout the hospital. Stores medications under conditions necessary to ensure stability. Secures medications in accordance with the hospital's policy, law and regulation. Refills and replaces medications in automated medication dispensing machines throughout the hospital. Troubleshoots and services automated medication dispensing machines as needed. Appropriately labels all medications and chemicals used to prepare medications with contents, expiration dates and appropriated warnings. Routinely inspects all medication storage areas according to hospital's policy. Adheres to all laws, regulations, and hospital policies regarding the management and handling of recalled, discontinued, unused, expired, or returned medications. Inspects returned medications for integrity before returning to pharmacy stock. Segregates outdated or recalled medications from pharmacy stock.Participates in the evaluation of the hospital's medication management system for risk points and identifies areas to improve safety.Safely and accurately prepares all medications in the most ready to administer form (including hazardous medications and sterile products) , using proper techniques, calculations and appropriate precautions. Labels and packages medications according to hospital policy, applicable laws and regulations, and standards of practice to ensure safe, accurate administration (i.e. labels medications with the drug name, strength, quantity, beyond use date, patient name, patient location, and directions for use). Maintains documentation for all repackaged medications as required by departmental policy.Selection and Procurement: Ensures that medications are selected and procured based on departmental criteria. Demonstrates a working knowledge of the formulary list and the formulary process. Adheres to policies and procedures regarding the procurement of non-formulary medications. Adheres to policies and procedures that address medication shortages, outages, emergency, and disaster situations. If applicable, adheres to policies and procedures regarding the 340B Drug Pricing Program.Stores controlled substances in such a manner to prevent diversion in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations. Accounts for all unused, expired, or returned medications according to law. Utilizes automation where applicable.Transports medication to patient care units, placing in the designated delivery locations, within established departmental standards for turnaround times.Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts.Participates in multi-disciplinary quality and service improvement teams. Minimum QualificationsEducationHigh School Diploma or GED required or equivalent graduation. required and Completion of an approved/accredited Pharmacy Technician training program preferred ExperienceLess than 1 year 6 months related pharmacy technician experience and Hospital environment experience preferred Licenses and Certifications Registered Pharmacy Technician through the Board of Pharmacy required and Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification within 180 Days required Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesVerbal and written communication skills.Knowledge of drug nomenclature and medical terminology; proficiency in basic mathematics, including fractions and decimals.Basic computer skills preferred. This position has a hiring range of $19.17 - $33.08

General Summary of PositionMedStar Health is looking for a Coding Specialist III with extensive experience in multispecialty surgical coding to join our team. To qualify for a level III Coding Specialist, you must have 5-7 years medical-professional coding experience and your CPC certification.Job Summary - Ensures that MedStar Health's medical-professional services are coded correctly and completely, based upon extensive, complete, up-to-date knowledge of regulatory and specific payer requirements. Recommends policy and a procedural change to obtain optimum reimbursement for services rendered. In addition to interacting with physicians on coding issues, ensures that physician encounter forms, the GE IDX billing system and processes are up to date and compliant regarding coding issues. Assists manager as required. Mentors and reviews work of Coding Edit Specialist, Coding Specialist I and Coding Specialist II as required. Primary Duties and ResponsibilitiesAbstracts and ensures accuracy of diagnosis, procedure, patient demographics, and other required data elements.Aids in the creation of training and educational coding guidance documents for physicians and MMG Associates.Assists in developing guidance to clinicians in optimizing dictations to promote compliance and claim to process.Assists in the maintenance of billing, coding, and editing dictionaries in the billing system.Consistently meets or exceeds established Quality, Accuracy, and Productivity standards as defined by policies.Contacts physician when conflicting or ambiguous information appears in the medical record. Requests diagnosis from physicians when not recorded in medical records.Determines the sequence of diagnoses for accurate claims submission.Employs knowledge of coding compliance, and directs efforts to achieve quality standards identified through coding reviews or targeted by management for improvement.Guides and provides mentoring related to coding projects done by Coding Specialist I and Coding Specialist II to include review and correction of code selection based upon medical documentation.Handles complex coding case review, including but not limited to surgical coding (Orthopaedics, Cardiac, Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, etc.) extraction, co-surgery scenarios, multi-visceral transplant cases, comorbidity evaluation.Identifies and reports issues and trends in physician documentation and/or work routed to Coding from other departments.Identifies coding trends relative to edits/denials/physician feedback.Maintains continuing education and credentials as required for job classification.Provides guidance to Coding Specialists I and II related to complex edit and appeal scenarios.Recommends policy and procedural changes and improvements for revenue enhancement.Surveys Medical Professional Societies coding guidelines to ensure the usage of current coding combinations and rationale.CUSTOM.PRIMARY.DUTIES.RESPONSIBILITIES.ADDENDUM Minimum QualificationsEducationHigh School Diploma or GED required Bachelor's degree preferred Consideration will be given to appropriate combination of education, training and experience required Experience5-7 years Medical-professional coding experience with demonstrated ability to work independently required 2 years' experience leading others or leading a work stream required Experience with computer systems for encoding and abstracting required Additional years of experience strongly preferred Licenses and Certifications CPC (Certified Professional Coder) certification required Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesDemonstrated attention to detail accompanied by outstanding organizational skills.Ability to interact effectively with physicians, liaisons, department administrators, and associates.Ability to work independently and practice self-direction.Working knowledge of payer policies, CMS policies, local and national regulatory and compliance policies; regular utilization of all available coding resources.Ability to toggle between specialty coding disciplines, including ancillary services, Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Radiology, Pathology and others.Verbal and written communication skills.Basic computer skills preferred. This position has a hiring range of $28.20 - $47.30