Inpatient Coder
Trident Consulting is seeking an Inpatient Coder for one of our clients. A global leader in business and technology services.
Job Title: Inpatient Coder
Location: Remote
Job Type: Contract
Pay Rate: $43
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Review documentation to code diagnosis and procedures
- Communicate with physicians to obtain or clarify diagnosis and/or procedures via the query process
- Assign accurate codes utilizing an electronic encoder application in accordance with practice policy and regulatory guidelines
- Perform Peer Reviews of Company Health Information Management coding auditors and coders
- Complete reports as requested
- Maintain minimum accuracy rate of 98% while meeting internal productivity standards set by company
- Maintain productivity expectations: inpatient 24 encounters per day, 3 encounters per hour, 20 minutes to code each encounter
- AHIMA credential
- Minimum 3 years IP coding experience at an Academic/Trauma Level 1 facility
- APR DRG experience
- Experience must include all IP areas/service types – anything and everything an inpatient admission would be required for
About Trident Consulting
Trident Consulting is an award-winning staffing and consulting firm headquartered in San Ramon, CA. Since 2005, we've partnered with Fortune 500 and high-growth companies to deliver high-quality talent across technology, engineering, business operations, and professional services. We specialize in contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements, supporting roles across IT, data & analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, finance & accounting, HR, operations, and more. With a strong focus on hard-to-fill and niche positions, our global recruiting engine enables us to deliver speed, quality, and scale.