Remote Inpatient Coding Specialist

Fenningham, Dempster & Coval LLP; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking a Remote Inpatient Coding Specialist responsible for interpreting clinical documentation and applying ICD-10 coding conventions. Candidates must possess a medical coding certificate and significant inpatient coding experience. This fully remote position offers a flexible schedule and immediate benefits.

Benefits

Benefits from Day One

Paid Days Off from Day One

100% Remote

Qualifications

• High school diploma and two years of coding education.
• Three or more years of inpatient hospital coding experience.
• Licensure or certification in RHIA, RHIT, CCS, or CIC required.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze clinical documentation for accurate coding.
• Communicate with physicians regarding documentation requirements.
• Optimize DRG assignments and resolve discrepancies in coding.

Skills

ICD-10 Coding

Clinical Documentation

Patient Status Understanding

Education

Medical Coding Certificate

High School Diploma

Job description

Remote Inpatient Coding Specialist

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• 100% Remote!

Schedule: FT

Shift: Flexible

Location: 601 EAST ROLLINS STREET, Orlando, 32803

The community you’ll be caring for: AdventHealth Orlando

• Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
• AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country
• We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year

The role you’ll contribute:

The Inpatient Coder is responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting clinical documentation in the medical record, applying appropriate ICD-10-CM/PCS coding conventions and MS-DRG Medicare Prospective Payment System requirements. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility for maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Reviews, analyzes, and interprets clinical documentation applying ICD-10 codes in accordance with ICD-10-CM rules and conventions, coding policy and procedures, requirements of Medicare/ payer specifications, and official coding guidelines as outlined by governing bodies. Evaluates and considers various DRG options and optimizes them in accordance with UHDDS rules, official coding guidelines, regulatory agencies, and AH-approved policies.
• Verifies CAC codes and that assignment of diagnostic and procedure codes is based on and supported by the physician’s clinical documentation contained within the record.
• Effectively communicates with physicians and allied health personnel the need for comprehensive, accurate, timely clinical documentation.
• Discusses optimization and documentation issues with appropriate physicians and clinical personnel to ensure optimal coding and reimbursement, querying physicians for the clarification of discrepancies, additional diagnoses, complications, or co-morbid conditions present during the admission, on an as-needed basis.
• Applies ICD-10-CM/PCS codes, MS-DRG codes, Present on Admission codes, and patient status codes, with an understanding of how each is used and the impact the accuracy of the data has on mortality rates, clinical quality, reimbursement, internal scorecards, and key quality indicators.

Qualifications

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• High school diploma and two years of coding education (medical coding certificate program or 2-year HIM program), including medical terminology, anatomy & physiology, and pathophysiology coursework.
• Three or more (3 ) years of inpatient hospital coding experience, including cases requiring specialized coding skills, such as cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, trauma surgery, neonatology, pediatrics, plastic and reconstruction surgery, bariatric surgery, cardiology, and other services and procedures provided in a tertiary care facility.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

• RHIA, RHIT, CCS, or CIC certification

Interested candidates apply online at https://bit.ly/3Hh1hRK

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.