Hospice Coder

Trinity Clinics AMN; Overland Park (KS); Remote; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

Earned time off and paid holidays

Paid continuing education time

401(K) retirement planning

Short-term disability, life insurance

Licensure and certification reimburse.

Job summary

AMN Healthcare, collaborating with WellSky, seeks an experienced Hospice Coder to support stateside coding operations. The role emphasizes accurate ICD-10-CM coding, record review, and ensuring documentation aligns with reimbursement guidelines.

Responsibilities include reviewing records, assigning diagnoses, adhering to client workflows, and maintaining high accuracy and productivity in a fully remote setting. Training and ongoing education are provided.

Qualifications

• Hospice coding experience required.
• Strong ICD-10-CM coding knowledge and ability to assign diagnosis codes.
• Ability to interpret clinical documentation for accurate coding.
• Knowledge of hospice documentation and reimbursement requirements.
• Credential required; CEUs current for credentialing/licensure.
• Windows-based software basics.
• Ability to work independently in remote environment.
• Must meet remote credentialing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Review hospice medical records for accurate coding.
• Assign ICD-10-CM codes based on documentation.
• Review docs to support accurate reimbursement.
• Ensure coding aligns with guidelines and hospice requirements.
• Follow client account coding instructions and workflows.
• Maintain coding accuracy, productivity, turnaround, and quality.
• Escalate coding questions and participate in quality reviews.

Skills

Hospice coding experience

ICD-10-CM knowledge

Clinical documentation interpretation

Hospice documentation & reimbursement

Remote work capability

Credentialing CEUs adherence

Windows basics

Tools

EMR systems experience

Job description

Job Details

POSITION SUMMARY :Seeking an experienced Hospice Coder to support WellSky's stateside coding operations. The role focuses on accurate ICD-10-CM coding, medical record review, documentation consistency, reimbursement, and compliance with applicable coding guidelines and account-specific requirements.

POSITION DUTIES

• Review hospice medical records and clinical documentation for accurate and complete coding.
• Assign appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes based on supporting documentation.
• Review documentation necessary to support accurate reimbursement.
• Ensure coding is consistent with applicable coding guidelines and hospice documentation requirements.
• Follow the coding instructions, workflows, policies, and procedures established for the assigned WellSky client account.
• Maintain coding accuracy and meet established productivity, turnaround, and quality expectations.
• Communicate coding questions or documentation concerns through the established escalation process.
• Participate in performance monitoring, quality review, and education as needed.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous hospice coding experience.
• Strong knowledge of ICD-10-CM coding.
• Ability to interpret clinical documentation and assign appropriate diagnosis codes.
• Knowledge of hospice documentation and reimbursement requirements.
• Relevant coding credential required.
• Current CEUs for credentialing or licensure, as applicable.
• Basic knowledge of Windows-based computer software.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.
• Must meet standard remote credentialing requirements.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with electronic medical record systems used in hospice coding.
• Demonstrated history of strong coding accuracy and quality.
• Experience working remotely in a production-based coding environment.
• Experience following client or account-specific coding instructions and workflows.

LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT

13 weeks initially, with the potential to extend based on need.

SHIFT / HOURS PER WEEK

Normal full-time schedule, 40 hours per week. WellSky operates on Central Time.

SYSTEMS

Experience with electronic medical record systems used for hospice coding is preferred but not required. WellSky will provide access to its client-specific systems.

TECHNOLOGY / EQUIPMENT

AMN will provide the laptop and required equipment. WellSky will provide system access and applicable technology training.

START DATE

ASAP

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Earned time off and paid holidays
• Paid continuing education time
• 401(K) retirement planning
• Short-term disability, life insurance, paid jury duty
• Access to the largest network of facilities and providers in the country
• Industry experienced workforce management team
• Licensure and certification reimbursement

About Company

At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.