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Senior Inpatient Coder-REMOTE- Full time, Days

Centra Health, Inc
Remote, USA
Full-time
Senior · 2+ years experience
Remote
Discovered 2 weeks ago
ICD-10-CMICD-10-PCSRPPSDRGSOIROM

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Responsibilities

  • Assigns diagnosis and procedure codes.
  • Verifies accuracy of DRG
  • Accurately abstracts required information.
  • Initiates provider coding queries in compliance with coding guidelines and policies where appropriate.
  • Meets productivity standard of 2 charts per hour or higher.
  • Meets coding accuracy of 95% or higher.
  • Verifies and assigns discharge status codes.
  • Ensures presence of a completed Medicaid certification prior to finalizing coding.
  • Appropriately assigns the Hospital Acquired condition (HAC) and Present on Admission (POA) indicator for each diagnosis.
  • Communicate with Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Specialist via email, phone, or other methods regarding accounts.
  • Participates in team, organization and educational meetings.
  • Maintains and continually enhances coding competency, through participation in educational programs, reading official coding publications such as the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS, AHA Coding Clinic for HCPCS, AMA CPT Assistant) to stay abreast of changes in codes, coding guidelines, regulatory and other requirements.
  • Maintains coding credential(s) by completing continuing education requirements of credits per year.
  • Assist in achieving department goals of Accounts Receivable days in regard to Discharged Not Final Billed (DNFB)
  • Other Functions:
  • Observes confidentiality and safeguards all patient related information.
  • Remote home office skills including PC use and maintenance, knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Excel and Outlook.
  • Communicates in a positive and professional manner with patients, providers, and staff.
  • Demonstrates ability to work independently.
  • Demonstrates ability to adjust to changes in workflow.
  • Thoroughness and attention to detail
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Required Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • One or more of the following certifications required: RHIA, RHIT, CCS or CCA
  • Minimum of 2 years acute care inpatient coding experience required.
  • Experience in coding across multiple specialties within a hospital coding environment and remote coding experience preferred.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS by passing coding competency assessment administered before hire.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and disease process by passing coding competency assessment administered before hire.
  • Good working knowledge of Inpatient Prospective Payment System (RPPS), Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) methodologies, Severity of Illness (SOI), and Risk of Mortality (ROM)
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree- Healthcare
  • Travel Required
  • Travel is expected to be between 0%-10% of the time
  • Salary Range: $25.85-$37.49/hr

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