Coder II - Inpatient

Avera•Sioux Falls, SD

21h•$26 - $38

About The Position

Responsible for the timely and accurate assignment of diagnostic and procedural codes for inpatient charts for a variety of facilities within Avera Health. Accurate abstracting along with other reporting and editing functions is also within the scope of the Coder. The Coder will work to meet quality and production goals for the position with guidance from other professional staff. Position will work closely with and be mentored by other coding professional staff to ensure accurate coding assignment.

Requirements

The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) within 180 Days or Certified Document Improvement Practitioner (CDIP) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) within 180 Days or Registered Health Information Tech (RHIT) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) within 180 Days or Certified Coding Associate (CCA) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) within 180 Days or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) within 180 Days

Nice To Haves

Associate's Health Information Administration or Health Information Technology
1-3 years coding experience

Responsibilities

Review all aspects of a patient’s clinical documentation in order to identify the appropriate sequence of ICD-10-CM diagnosis and PCS procedure codes for assigned patient charts across Avera’s facilities.
Understand the basics of ICD-10-CM and PCS codes in depth, and be willing to update that knowledge through research or other educational opportunities.
IP Coder II is distinguished by specific services lines which could include but not limited to the following: Surgery, NICU/PICU, Cardiovascular, Women’s Health, OB, Nursery, Behavioral Health, Orthopedics, Inpatient Rehabilitation and others as appropriate.
Focus on determining the appropriate DRG based on insurance and/or medical coding for inpatient charts or other charts as necessary for the inpatient service line.
Serves as a subject matter expert for other health professionals within Avera on these topics on occasion.
Queries physicians and clinical documentation staff to ensure a full capture of the clinical record for appropriate DRG classification and/or medical coding.