Hospital Inpatient Coder

Emory Healthcare; Decatur (GA); Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Emory Healthcare seeks a Hospital Inpatient Coder to ensure accurate coding of patient encounters and DRGs. The position involves working closely with clinical teams to improve billing and compliance. Candidates should have relevant coding experience and certifications for consideration.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Ongoing mentorship and leadership programs

Qualifications

• 2 years OP coding experience required.
• Must have CPC, CPC-H, CCA, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, or CCS-P certification.
• Minimum use of clinical coding books required.

Responsibilities

• Assign ICD-9 and/or ICD-10 codes for inpatient encounters.
• Ensure accuracy of DRGs and core data extraction.
• Collaborate with coding manager and maintain productivity.

Skills

Clinical coding

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Be inspired. Be valued. Belong. At Emory Healthcare

At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be. We provide:

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1

• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs

• Family-focused benefits

• Wellness incentives

• Ongoing mentorship, development, leadership programs

• And more

Work Location: Atlanta, GA (100% remote, candidates must live or have existing plans to relocate to the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin)

Description

Candidates are required to take a coding skills assessment within 5 days of contact and must have a passing score of 90% or higher for consideration.

We are seeking a Hospital Inpatient Coder to extract data from patient encounters ensuring the accuracy of DRGs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Hospital Inpatient Coder I will be oriented in the application of clinical coding based on the official Coding Convention guidelines and the AHA Coding Clinic, to assign ICD-9 and/or ICD-10 codes to the highest level of accuracy for each inpatient encounter.
• Works closely with the Coding Manager and/or designee in identifying key documentation to extrapolate for quality and reimbursement.
• Plays a key role in billing, research, internal and external reporting, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensures accuracy of DRGs and extraction of core data into the HIMs abstracting system.
• Incumbent will also be instructed on the basic fundamentals of writing queries and establishing professional relationships with physicians, CDI, and other relevant individuals in order to facilitate the billing process.
• Must maintain established productivity and achieve 95% accuracy rate on quality reviews.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 2 yrs OP coding experience to include ambulatory surgery, observation, emergency dept and diagnostic coding; minimum use of clinical coding books required.
• CPC, CPC-H, CCA, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P certification.

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at [e-mail]. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.