Inpatient Regional Coder

AMG Integrated Healthcare Management•Lafayette, LA

62d•Remote

About The Position

At AMG we offer our employees much more than just a job in the healthcare industry. We offer unique career opportunities for people who have a desire to be part of a team that contributes to making a difference each day for our patients. We invite you to join our team and share your gifts and talents. You will have the opportunity to work for an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), as AMG is an employee-owned company! Acadiana Management Group, LLC dba AMG, Integrated Healthcare Management (AMG), an employee-owned company, is hiring a full-time home-based Inpatient Regional Coder. At a minimum, two-years Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) and/or Inpatient acute care coding experience is required. Must be certified as an RHIT, RHIA, CCS, or CPC. A secure work area and internet access are required. Join our dynamic team and enjoy a career where you can make a difference with AMG, Integrated Healthcare Management!

Requirements

RHIT/RHIA or Certified Coder (CCS, CPC) required
Must have a required minimum of 2 years' coding experience in LTACH or Inpatient Acute Care with a strong knowledge of DRG's.
Well organized and able to multi-task
Self-motivated with an ability to work with limited direction and distraction
Proficient in 3M
A secure work area and internet access are required.

Responsibilities

Perform ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and CPT coding for all assigned long term care acute hospitals
Review medical records and code clinical data such as diseases, operations, procedures, and therapies according to coding guidelines and facility-specific policies for multiple facilities
Perform preliminary coding for potential admissions based on the pre-admission evaluation.
Perform initial and concurrent coding of all in-house patients and update diagnosis in information system as necessary according to facility policies.
Perform final coding on all discharges according to billing policies.
Initiate timely queries per coding ethics and clinical documentation improvement guidelines for any documentation clarification that is needed in the medical record.
Work with case management on receiving procedures timely.
Update case management and facility team with all changes in DRG.
Attendance via Zoom for Coding meetings and weekly hospital team meetings
Comfortable with maintaining daily open communication with the hospital team: CEO, MD, Case Management and Clinical Liaison's.