Senior Certified Inpatient Coding Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kansas, +6 more states.

📋 Description

• Analyze and summarize inpatient medical records.

• Recognize and accurately assign diagnosis, procedure, and service codes within inpatient environments.

• Gather and integrate data elements necessary for federal or state reporting and billing purposes.

• Examine documentation for relevant diagnoses and procedures that necessitate code assignment.

• Code diagnoses and procedures in accordance with ICD-10 conventions for reimbursement, research, and regulatory compliance.

• Scrutinize records for diagnostic and procedural specificity to ensure appropriate reimbursement.

• Inquire with physicians when documentation is insufficient, ambiguous, unclear, or when coding assignments are not straightforward.

• Monitor coding and reimbursement reporting guidelines, raising concerns to the manager as needed.

• Assign ICD-10 codes and DRGs to inpatient records.

• Sustain an accuracy rate of 92%–95% in ICD-10 and DRG assignments while meeting productivity standards and reducing abstracting errors.

• Follow AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding and adhere to official coding guidelines.

• Comply with Memorial Hermann policies, procedures, and service standards.

• Fulfill mandatory continuing education and skills competency requirements.

• Contribute to departmental goals and provide mentorship to less experienced staff.

• Execute additional responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED is required.

• An Associate degree in Health Information Management or a related Healthcare Field is preferred.

• Must possess one of the following coding certifications: RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CCS, or CIC from AHIMA or AAPC.

• A minimum of five (5) years of inpatient hospital coding experience is required.

• Experience coding in a level 1 trauma facility or an academic teaching facility is strongly preferred.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential.

• Strong understanding of ICD-10-CM and PCS coding is necessary.

• Analytical abilities to interpret health record data and assign the appropriate codes.

• In-depth knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, and surgical terminology.

• Strong critical thinking, judgment, and decision-making skills are required.

• Familiarity with coding compliance policies, official coding guidelines, regulatory requirements, and internal coding procedures.

• Proficient in navigating a Windows-based application environment.

• Must reside in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, or North Carolina, or be willing to relocate to one of these eligible states.

🏝️ Benefits

• Support for mandatory continuing education and skills competency.

• Opportunities for individual professional growth and development.

• Act as a preceptor, mentor, and resource for less experienced staff.

• Provide a safe, caring, personalized, and efficient workplace experience.

• Support for time management, supply management, productivity, and quality-of-service within budgetary constraints.