Remote Inpatient Coder — ICD-10 Expert (RHIA/RHIT/CCS)

Virtual Vocations Inc; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtual Vocations Inc. seeks a full-time Texas Licensed Inpatient Coder to create disease and procedure indices by coding and abstracting data from inpatient and outpatient records while working remotely.

You will code using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, provide diagnostic and procedural information for billing, and collaborate with the Business Office. Requires RHIA/RHIT/CCS credentials and experience in acute hospital settings.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience with ICD-10-CM coding in an acute hospital setting.
• AHIMA credential as RHIA, RHIT, or CCS.
• Successful completion of college courses in Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, and an AHIMA approved coding class.
• Experience with computerized abstracting systems and encoding software preferred.
• Basic proficiency with computers and general principles of health information science.

Responsibilities

• Code and abstract pertinent data from inpatient acute, transitional care, and outpatient records
• Provide diagnostic and procedural information to the Business Office for billing purposes
• Utilize ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding standards with a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology

Skills

ICD-10-CM coding

Anatomy & physiology

Medical terminology

Education

RHIA, RHIT, or CCS credential

College courses in Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology

AHIMA approved coding class

Tools

Computerized abstracting systems

Encoding software

Job description

Virtual Vocations Inc. seeks a full-time Texas Licensed Inpatient Coder to create disease and procedure indices by coding and abstracting data from inpatient and outpatient records while working remotely.

You will code using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, provide diagnostic and procedural information for billing, and collaborate with the Business Office. Requires RHIA/RHIT/CCS credentials and experience in acute hospital settings.