Inpatient Coding Specialist (Home Based)

generis tek • Nashville, TN

3d • Remote

About The Position

As a Coding Integrity Specialist III WORK FROM HOME, you will review and evaluate hospital inpatient medical record documentation to assign, sequence, edit and/or validate the appropriate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes. A CIS III performs coding and/or code/DRG validation across multiple entities by applying all appropriate coding guidelines and criteria for code selections.

Requirements

• Undergraduate (Associate's or Bachelor's) degree in HIM/HIT preferred
• Minimum 3-5 year of acute care hospital inpatient coding required
• No medical centers, LTAC, insurance, physician billing coders will be considered
• Coding Technical Skills - ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, DRGs, and POA Assignment.
• RHIT, RHIA or CCS required
• Must be disciplined, must be able to meet metrics
• Candidates residing in CA and Colorado, NYC and Haiwaii will not be considered due to the WFH Productivity- 1.8 charts per hr.
• Looking for candidates with three years IP (hospital) DRG coding for acute care.

Responsibilities

• Assign, sequence, validate, and/or edit codes/DRGs and abstracted data (e.g., physician, discharge disposition, query tracking) for inpatient records for multiple facilities using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
• Maintain or exceed established accuracy standards
• Maintain or exceed established productivity standards
• Utilize the complete patient medical record documentation in code/DRG assignment, validation, and/or editing of codes/DRGs
• May be require to audit as well

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree