Remote Sr. Inpatient Coder

CSI Companies is hiring a Remote Sr. Inpatient Coder for our healthcare client, ranked one of the best employers in Texas.

Hours: Monday-Friday, 40 hours/week, 8a-5p CST
Location: Remote but must reside in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, or Georgia.
Pay: $35-40/hour based on years of experience and credentials
Position Type: Consultant with potential to become perm

Job Summary:
The Sr. Inpatient Coder is responsible for maintaining current and high-quality ICD-10-CM/PCS coding for all Inpatient diagnoses and procedural occurrences, through the review of clinical documentation and diagnostic results, with a consistent coding accuracy rate of 95% or better. Coder will report directly to their Regional Coding Manager, with additional leadership from the Director of Coding Operations and System HIM Director.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assign codes for diagnoses, treatments and procedures according to the ICD-10-CM/PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting through review of coding critical documentation, to generate appropriate MS/APR DRG.
• Extracts and abstracts required information from source documentation, to be entered into appropriate electronic medical record system.
• Validates admit orders and discharge dispositions.
• Works from assigned coding queue, completing and re-assigning accounts correctly.
• Manages accounts on ABS Hold or through Epic WQs using account activities, finalizing accounts when corrections have been made, in a timely manner.
• Meets or exceeds an accuracy rate of 95%.
• Meets or exceeds the designated standard per chart type.
• Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
• Assists in implementing solutions to reduce backend-errors.
• Identifies and appropriately reports all hospital-acquired conditions (HAC).
• Expertly queries providers for missing or unclear documentation, by working with the HIM department and Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists.
• Participates in both internal and external audit discussions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
  • Completion of accredited Bachelor in Health Informatics or Health Information Management preferred.
• 3-5 years on inpatient coding experience in an acute care setting
• Active RHIT, RHIA, or CCS required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in use of multiple technologies and comfort level with virtual applications and electronic medical record applications such as Epic, Meditech, 3M/360, OneContent, Microsoft Office, Teams, Outlook, OneNote, etc.
• May be asked to pass a pre-hire coding assessment

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