Inpatient Coder
Do you have the career opportunities as an Inpatient Coder you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Parallon which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Our teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. Do you want to work as an Inpatient Coder where your passion for creating positive patient interactions is valued? If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise!
Job Summary and Qualifications
As a work from home Inpatient Coding Specialist, you will review and evaluate hospital inpatient medical record documentation to assign, sequence, edit, and/or validate the appropriate ICD-10 -CM and ICD-10- PCS codes. You will perform coding and/or code/DRG validation across multiple entities.
What you will do in this role:
- Assigns, sequences, validates, and/or edits codes/DRGs and abstracted data (e.g., physician, discharge disposition, query tracking) for inpatient records for multiple facilities using ICD-10CM and ICD-10-PCS to include:
- Diagnosis description with appropriate 3-7 digit code assignment with corresponding Present On Admission (POA)
- Procedure description with appropriate 7 digit ICD-10-PCS code, date and surgeon
- Admitting Diagnosis
- Discharge disposition
- Where applicable, completes the coding portion of the IRF-PAI
- Maintains or exceeds established accuracy standards
- Maintains or exceeds established productivity standards
- Utilizes the complete patient medical record documentation in code/DRG assignment, validation, and/or editing of codes/DRGs
- Initiates, reviews, and/or edits physician queries in compliance with Company and HSC policy where appropriate
- As needed, may periodically be asked to perform Coding Account Resolution Specialist III (CARS III) duties
Qualified candidates will possess:
- Undergraduate degree in HIM/HIT preferred
- 2+ years of acute care hospital inpatient coding required
- RHIA, RHIT or CCS strongly preferred
- High School graduate or GED equivalent required