Coder I Inpatient

Saint Luke's Health System • Kansas City, MO

6d • Remote

About The Position

Review medical record documentation for lower-acuity inpatients and assign appropriate ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and DRG codes for billing, internal and external reporting, research, and regulatory compliance. Determine first-listed and secondary diagnoses and surgical procedures, analyze documentation, and abstract pertinent data. Maintain minimum quality and productivity standards. The role is telecommute and has core hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, 40 hours per week.

Requirements

• Required certification: CCS, RHIT, or RHIA
• Applicable experience: less than 1 year

Responsibilities

• Code procedures and diagnoses for inpatient accounts
• Assign present-on-admission indicators to diagnoses
• Query clinical providers when appropriate
• Abstract pertinent data
• Meet quality standards
• Meet productivity standards
• Communicate with the CDI team

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental coverage
• Leave of absence, PTO, and various welfare plans
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Tuition and education reimbursement
• Various other voluntary benefits
• Retirement options
• Clinical Advancement Program, including Shared Governance, Unit Based Project, and Career Advancement
• Evening and weekend shift differential

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed