HIM Coder - Remote/Voorhees (FT) CCS Required

Virtua Health•Voorheesville, NY

18h•Remote

About The Position

Virtua Health is a Magnet-recognized health system in South Jersey, committed to providing exceptional care and building a healthier community. With over 14,000 colleagues, including more than 2,850 doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, Virtua operates five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and over 280 other locations. They are affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics. This position is 100% remote, welcoming candidates from specific states. The HIM Coder is responsible for coding and abstracting hospital medical records, including Inpatients, Observation, Outpatient Surgery, Invasive Outpatients, and Emergency Department records, for diagnostic and procedural coding. The role requires utilizing federal and state procedures/guidelines to ensure coding and abstracting accuracy and productivity standards, collaborating with medical staff and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) staff for documentation clarification, and maintaining performance in accordance with corporate compliance requirements related to coding, abstracting, and Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) assignment. Candidates must complete and pass onsite testing in Marlton, NJ prior to an interview.

Requirements

Minimum of two years inpatient records coding experience or equivalent.
Ability to perform functions in a Microsoft Windows environment.
Ability to be detailed oriented and perform tasks at a high level of accuracy.
Ability to make sound decisions.
Demonstrate good communication and team work skills.
High School Diploma or GED required.
Knowledge of Anatomy & Physiology/ Medical terminology required.
AHIMA Certification: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) required for all employees hired after 10/1/2025.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with an electronic legal health record system preferred.
Coding education preferred or equivalent in years of experience.

Responsibilities

Accurately reviews each record and knowledgeably utilizes ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT-4, and encoder to accurately code all significant diagnoses and procedures according to American Hospital Association (AHA), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) hospital specific guidelines and rules/conventions.
Records coded include Inpatient, Observation, Outpatient Surgery, Invasive Outpatients, and Emergency Department.
Sequences principal (or first-listed) diagnosis and principal procedures according to documentation found in the medical records and UHDDS definitions.
Utilizes ongoing knowledge and reference material regarding DRGs to validate DRG assignments.
Accurately utilizes written federal and state regulations and written guidelines regarding definitions and prioritizing of abstract data elements to assure uniformity of database.
Records abstracted include Inpatient, Observation, Outpatient Surgery, Invasive Outpatients, and Emergency Department.
Verifies and/or abstracts required data into computer system according to procedure.
Utilizes equipment and processes appropriately, to ensure efficient coding and abstracting; utilizes the established downtime procedures as needed.
Participates in maintaining DNB and accounts receivable goal.
Maintains department level competencies.
Participates in performance improvement activities.