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.

• Accurately identify and assign diagnosis, procedure, and service codes for inpatient documentation.

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

• Assess documentation for relevant diagnoses and procedures following ICD-10 coding standards.

• Ensure the precision of diagnoses and procedures to facilitate appropriate reimbursement.

• Consult with physicians when documentation is insufficient, ambiguous, unclear, or when coding assignments are complex.

• Stay updated with coding and reimbursement reporting guidelines and raise any issues to management.

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

• Achieve and maintain an accuracy rate of 92% to 95% in ICD-10 and DRG assignments while meeting productivity benchmarks.

• Reduce the occurrence of abstracting errors.

• Comply with AHIMA's Standards of Ethical Coding and official coding guidelines.

• Follow Memorial Hermann's policies, procedures, safety standards, productivity, and quality expectations.

• Fulfill mandatory education and skills competency requirements.

• Contribute to department objectives and act as a preceptor, mentor, and resource for less experienced team members.

• Undertake additional duties as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED is mandatory.

• An Associate's degree in Health Information Management or a related healthcare field is preferred.

• Required certification: RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CCS, or CIC from AHIMA or AAPC.

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

• Experience in coding at a level 1 trauma center or academic teaching facility is highly preferred.

• Strong oral and written communication abilities.

• In-depth knowledge of ICD-10-CM and PCS coding.

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

• Comprehensive understanding of human anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, and surgical terminology.

• Critical thinking capabilities, sound judgment, and effective decision-making skills.

• 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 an eligible state.

🏝️ Benefits

• Support for mandatory and ongoing education and skills competency.

• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

• Chances to serve as a preceptor, mentor, and resource.

• Safe, caring, personalized, and efficient workplace experiences.