Remote Inpatient Medical Coder

TEKsystems•Milwaukee, WI

12d•$35 - $42•Remote

About The Position

Now Hiring for a Remote Inpatient Medical Coder!! This opportunity is fully remote and a 3+ month contract assignment. MUST HAVE 1+ years of INPATIENT coding experience to be qualified!! Description -The Coder Inpatient II correctly assigns ICD diagnosis and procedure codes and MS -DRGs for inpatient hospital services at hospital, an academic, Level I Trauma Center. -The Coder Inpatient II codes a variety of medical and surgical specialties such as Neurology, Oncology, Urology, Transplant, OB/Newborn, Ortho, Cardiology, and Critical Care which can include complex trauma and acutely ill patients. -Coders in this role communicate with care providers when necessary mainly via the electronic query process. -In order to ensure the most appropriate DRG assignment, coders partner with clinical documentation improvement specialists with the goal of obtaining the most complete and accurate medical record documentation. -The Coder Inpatient II will resolve problems and make decisions independently. -The coders in this position will apply all departmental coding quality guidelines and meet productivity standards, while maintaining a 95% overall accuracy rate. -The coder must understand that the hospital's strategic initiatives (financial, statistical and quality benchmarking) rely on the accuracy and integrity of all data coded by them.

Requirements

A minimum one (1) year of recent experience at an academic medical center inpatient coding.
Three (3) years of recent hospital inpatient coding experience.
Coding Certificate Program Completion or Associate Degree in HIM or equivalent.
Certified RHIA/RHIT or CCS.