Facility Inpatient Complex Senior Coder

Banner Health • Phoenix, AZ

70d • $27 - $46 • Remote

About The Position

Looking for a motivated, experienced Inpatient Facility, Acute Care, Remote Medical Complex Coder to join our talented Inpatient Facility-coding team. Candidate should have experience coding all service lines including, but not limited to: Trauma, ICU, Cardiac, Transplant, Orthopedics, High-Risk OB, NICU, and more. This is a facility-based coding position requiring strong PCS coding experience as well as ability to code wide range of complex charts. This position provides coding and abstracting for high tiered complexity range of acute care services at all Banner hospitals. Reviews diagnosis and diagnostic information and codes and abstracts diagnoses and/or procedures on inpatient records using ICD CM and PCS coding classification systems. Completes MS-DRG and APR-DRG assignments on inpatient records as appropriate. Ensures ethical and accurate coding in accordance with all regulatory requirements and AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding. Acts as subject-matter expert regarding experimental and newly developed procedural and diagnostic inpatient coding. This includes highest level of complexity of accounts encountered in Banner's Academic, Trauma and high acuity facilities. Will serve as a role model for less experienced acute care coding Inpatient team members.

Requirements

• 5 years recent experience in Inpatient Facility-based coding.
• Experienced in ICD-10-PCS & ICD-10-CPT coding.
• Must be currently certified through AAPC or Ahima.
• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge and specialized formal training in medical record keeping principles and practices.
• Requires Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administration (RHIA) or other appropriate coding certification in an active status.

Nice To Haves

• Associates degree in a job-related field or experience equivalent to same.
• Previous experience in large, multi-system healthcare organization.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes medical information from medical records and accurately codes diagnostic and procedural information.
• Abstracts clinical diagnoses, procedure codes and documents other pertinent information obtained from the patient encounter.
• Provides coding quality assurance for medical records, ensuring compliance with coding rules and regulations.
• Acts as a knowledge resource for internal and external customers, providing mentorship to less experienced staff members.
• Works under general supervision using specialized expertise in the subject matter.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours with the ability to work your 8-hour shift between 5am-7pm (Monday-Friday).
• Fully remote position available in specified states.
• Support from the Banner Coding Education team and hiring manager during initial training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees