IP Medical Coder

NMC; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NMC in Dubai seeks a Medical Records coder responsible for assigning ICD-9/ICD-10-CM/ICD-PCS/DRG codes for diagnoses and procedures, ensuring accuracy and completeness of documentation and aligning financial diagnoses with care delivered.

The role includes abstracting essential information from medical records to identify secondary complications and comorbidities, validating document consistency, and guiding colleagues in coding and documentation practices.

Qualifications

• Codes diagnoses and procedures using ICD-9/ICD-10-CM/ICD-PCS/DRG as documented.
• Ensures accurate financial diagnoses and operative procedures per clinical notes.

Responsibilities

• Abstracts necessary information from health records to identify secondary complications and comorbidities.
• Evaluates documentation for consistency and adequacy; ensures final diagnoses reflect care rendered.
• Computes and assigns DRG coding for inpatients; provides training to other coding staff.

Job description

The incumbent checks and sequences the most accurate ICD-9/ ICD10- CM/CPTHCPCS/DRG/Others codes for diagnosis and procedures for documented information. Assures the financial diagnoses and operative procedures as stated by the physical rarity validated and complete.

3.2 Abstracts allnecessarinformation fromhelthrecloss toidentify secondary complications and comorbidity conditions.

3.3 Evaluates the record for documentation consistency and adequacy. Ensures that the final diagnosis accurately reflects the care and treatment rendered. Computes and gives the correct DRG coding all inpatients cases.

3.4 Providing training and guiding other codes / Medical Records Technicians in coding, updating