2 sr inpatient coder jobs found

Senior Inpatient Coder The Senior Inpatient Coder is responsible for accurately assigning diagnosis and procedure codes to inpatient discharges at the larger McLeod Health facilities representing more complex medical/surgical encounters. Maintains credentials as RHIA, RHIT or CCS with AHIMA is required. Possess inpatient coding knowledge and experience necessary to accurately assign codes to determine correct principal diagnosis, identify and assign co-morbidities and complications, secondary diagnoses, present on admission indicator, discharge disposition, Hospital Acquired conditions, principal procedure, and secondary procedures on all discharged inpatient records to arrive at the most appropriate DRG assignment. Codes all inpatient discharges at the 2 larger McLeod Health facilities (Florence & Seacoast) with more complex medical and surgical procedures. These encounters involve longer lengths of stay, complex medical diagnoses and may involve extensive surgical...

Job Description Summary: The Senior Inpatient Coder is responsible for accurately assigning diagnosis and procedure codes to inpatient discharges at the larger McLeod Health facilities representing more complex medical/surgical encounters. Maintains credentials as RHIA, RHIT or CCS with AHIMA is required. Possess inpatient coding knowledge and experience necessary to accurately assign codes to determine correct principal diagnosis, identify and assign co-morbidities and complications, secondary diagnoses, present on admission indicator, discharge disposition, Hospital Acquired conditions, principal procedure, and secondary procedures on all discharged inpatient records to arrive at the most appropriate DRG assignment. Codes all inpatient discharges at the 2 larger McLeod Health facilities (Florence & Seacoast) with more complex medical and surgical procedures. These encounters involve longer lengths of stay, complex medical diagnoses and may involve extensive...