Coder, Hospital Inpatient
SSM Health
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Illinois, Montana, Oklahoma, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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About the role
- Responsible for accurately coding and abstracting medical records for inpatient hospital stays.
- Assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for inpatient hospital accounts.
- Coordinates with the clinical documentation and quality teams to ensure validation of Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group (MSDRG), patient safety indicators, and hospital acquired conditions are supported by physician documentation to support appropriate coding.
- Monitors assigned work queues to ensure all records are charged in a timely matter.
- Generates coding queries for clarification regarding physician documentation as needed.
- Stays abreast of all changes in coding conventions and coding updates.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Ideal candidate has experience with inpatient facility coding, ideally with Trauma level 1 or 2, and PCS experience with vascular and cath lab focus.
- Two years' experience.
- Certified Coding Associate (CCA) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA)
- Certified Coding Specialist - Physician-based (CCS-P) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA)
- Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC®) - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
- Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA)
- Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA)
Benefits
- Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
- Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
medical codingabstracting medical recordsdiagnostic codingprocedure codinginpatient facility codingPCS experiencecoding queriescoding conventionscoding updates
Soft skills
coordinationattention to detailtimelinesscommunication
Certifications
Certified Coding Associate (CCA)Certified Coding Specialist - Physician-based (CCS-P)Certified Outpatient Coder (COC)Certified Professional Coder (CPC®)Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)