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UAMS Health·Little Rock, AR

Surgical Certified Procedural Coding Specialist

Healthcare AdministrationFull timeDays
iPosting details
ScheduleDays · Full time
EducationHS diploma/GED · Bachelor's degree preferred
Experience2+ years
SourceUAMS Health · posted Oct 9, 2026
✓Requirements
Certifications
✓Must have one of the following certifications: CCA, CCS, CPC, RHIT, or RHIA.
Education
✓Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.
✓High School Diploma/GED plus (2) years of coding experience.
Bachelor’s degree in health information management or related field preferred
Associate's degree in health information management or related field. preferred
Qualifications
✓Must have an understanding of CPT and ICD-10.
✓This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification).
✓A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law.
✓Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity.
✓The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
+Benefits
✓Medical, dental and vision
✓Life and disability insurance
+UAMS Health
52administration roles open
Little RockAR · 138 mi to Memphis
✓You’ll need
Certifications
✓Must have one of the following certifications: CCA, CCS, CPC, RHIT, or RHIA.
Education
✓Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.
✓High School Diploma/GED plus (2) years of coding experience.
Bachelor’s degree in health information management or related field preferred
Associate's degree in health information management or related field. preferred
Qualifications
✓Must have an understanding of CPT and ICD-10.
✓This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification).
✓A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law.
✓Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity.
✓The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
+Benefits
Medical, dental and visionLife and disability insurance

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About the role

The Certified Procedural Coding Specialist – Surgical will work under supervision and reads/ interprets health record documentation to identify all diagnoses and procedures.

What you’ll do
Assess the adequacy ofAssess the adequacy of health record documentation to ensure that it supports all diagnoses and procedures to which codes are assigned
Apply knowledge of anatomyApply knowledge of anatomy and physiology, clinical disease processes, pharmacology, and diagnostic and procedural terminology to assign accurate codes to diagnoses and procedures
Apply knowledge of diseaseApply knowledge of disease processes and surgical procedures to assign non-indexed medical terms to the appropriate class in the classification/nomenclature system
Apply knowledge of UniformApply knowledge of Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) definitions to select the principal diagnosis and principal procedures
Apply knowledge of ProspectiveApply knowledge of Prospective Payment System to confirm DRGs as well as APCs