Inpatient Coder II
About The Position
You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success. This is an advanced level coding position that codes and abstracts Inpatient records for data retrieval, analysis, reimbursement and research. Codes and enters diagnostic and procedure codes into a designated coding and abstracting system utilizing the 3M encoder, as appropriate. Meets quality and productivity coding standards and demonstrates the ability to navigate an EMR. Ability to code across all facilities. Along with CO, KS and NM, this position is open to remote/out of state candidates residing in only these states: - Alabama- Arizona- Arkansas- Colorado - Florida- Georgia- Idaho- Indiana - Iowa- Kansas - Kentucky- Louisiana - Missouri- Mississippi- Nebraska- New Mexico - North Carolina- Ohio- Oklahoma- South Carolina - South Dakota- Tennessee- Texas- Utah - Virginia- West Virginia- Wyoming
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED Required
- Associates Degree Preferred
- Current AHIMA credentials (i.e. RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P) or AAPC credentials (COC, CIC, CPC-H, CPC), required or must be certified within One Year of hire.
- A minimum of 4 years coding experience preferably in an inpatient acute care setting or a minimum of 2 years' experience and successful completion of the organizations internal coding program.
- Must demonstrate competency of inpatient coding guidelines and DRG assignment.
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and emails and troubleshooting computer problems
- Demonstrate intermediate to advanced technical coding competency in ICD-10 CM, CPT-4, HCPCS and Coding Modifiers
- Knowledge of disease management, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, pharmacology and coding systems (i.e.3M)
- Medium Work - exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. constantly
Nice To Haves
- Experience successfully working in a remote environment, preferred
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
