Education: Bachelor's degree or comparable work experience with emphasis in Health Information Management, Finance, Nursing or related field.
Experience:
- Significant experience in coding and CDM knowledge at an acute care hospital, including awareness of the pay-or mix specific to Mercy entities and the unique coding requirements based on those payors.
- Experience working with Fiscal Intermediary requirements and the ability to obtain working knowledge of all FI's utilized across Mercy entities and how the CMS regulations are interpreted.
- Three to five years health care experience.
Certification Registration: EPIC certification required within 2 years of hire date.
Other skills & Knowledge:
- Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and accomplish and carry out goals
- Travel required for Pre EPIC go live sites visits, EPIC implementations and follow up visits as well as travel for training and education as needed.
Qualifications preferred
- Imaging, Radiology (ie: MRI, CT etc.) and/or Interventional Radiology.
- Experience with multiple EPIC applications and clinical service lines.
Certification & Registration: CPC, RHIA, RHIT, RN
Excel, Word, Access.
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or comparable work experience in Health Information Management, Finance, Nursing, or a related field
- Significant coding and chargemaster experience in an acute care hospital
- Knowledge of payer mix and payer-specific coding requirements
- Experience with Fiscal Intermediary requirements and CMS regulation interpretation
- Three to five years of healthcare experience
- Obtain Epic certification within two years of hire
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and accomplish goals independently
- Ability to travel for Epic go-live visits, implementations, follow-up visits, training, and education
- Experience with imaging, radiology, MRI, CT, or interventional radiology
- Experience with multiple Epic applications and clinical service lines
- CPC, RHIA, RHIT, or RN certification/registration
- Experience with Excel, Word, and Access
Mercy Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mercy and has not been reviewed or approved by Mercy.
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Healthcare Strength — Day‑one medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage is available for many benefit‑eligible roles, alongside options like disability, FSAs, EAP, wellness, and other add‑ons. Coverage breadth and immediate eligibility are highlighted across role postings and benefits guides.
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Retirement Support — Automatic enrollment in the MyRetirement 401(k) includes a per‑paycheck employer match and an additional annual service contribution for eligible co‑workers. This layered design provides ongoing support for long‑term savings.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A combined PTO bank (holidays, vacation, short‑term illness) plus an Extended Sick Bank and Paid Parental Leave are standard components. Accruals start quickly and can increase with tenure, with some locations also offering Volunteer Time Off.
Mercy Insights
What We Do
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems for four consecutive years by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy is one of the nation’s most highly integrated, multi-state health care systems, including more than 40 acute care, managed and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has 900 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 2,400 Mercy Clinic physicians and more than 40,000 co-workers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Mercy’s Virtual Care Center is the world’s first such facility dedicated to care outside its own walls, monitoring patients 24/7/365 across the country, using high-speed data and video connections and medically intervening when and where patients need it with a comprehensive team approach. Mercy was among the first health care organizations in the U.S. to have an integrated electronic health record (EHR) connecting all points of care. Mercy Technology Services’ broad use of its EHR has been recognized at one of the highest possible levels by Epic.
