Inpatient Coder - Remote

We are seeking an Inpatient Coder (Remote).

Full-time • Work From Home

Must have CCS,RHIA, or RHIT certification

Job Summary

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.

Job Qualifications

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

Undergraduate (Associate's or Bachelor's) degree in HIM/HIT preferred

Minimum 1 year of acute care hospital inpatient coding required with 3 years preferred.

Coding Technical Skills - ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, MS-DRGs, APR DRGs, and POA Assignment.

Will be require to audit as well

RHIT, RHIA or CCS required

Must be disciplined, must be able to meet metrics

Coding quality edits and customer complaints related to potential coding errors

Looking for candidates with three years IP (hospital) DRG coding for acute care. All account types including burns and cardiac cath.