Remote Senior Specialty Coder – Inpatient/Outpatient High-Dollar

CHRISTUS Children's; San Antonio (TX); A distancia; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

CHRISTUS Health is seeking a Specialty Coder to focus ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT coding for inpatient and/or outpatient high-dollar or specialty accounts. The role emphasizes reviewing clinical documentation to sustain a coding accuracy rate of 95% or higher and abstracting data into CHRISTUS Health EMR systems.

The coder collaborates with HIM, Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists, and other departments to support accurate billing and reduce denials.

Formación

• High school Diploma or equivalent years of experience required.
• Completion of Accredited Baccalaureate Health Informatics or Health Information Management or an AHIMA approved Coding Certificate Program, preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Assign codes for diagnoses, treatments, and procedures according to the ICD-10-CM/PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting through review of coding critical documentation, to generate appropriate MS/APR DRG.
• Abstracts required information from source documentation, to be entered into the appropriate CHRISTUS Health electronic medical record system.
• Validates admit orders and discharge dispositions.
• Works from assigned coding queue, completing and re-assigning accounts correctly.
• Manages accounts on ABS Hold, finalizing accounts when corrections have been made, in a timely manner.
• Meets or exceeds an accuracy rate of 95%.
• Meets or exceeds the designated CHRISTUS Health Productivity standard per chart type.
• Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
• Assists in implementing solutions to reduce backend errors.
• Identifies and appropriately reports all hospital-acquired conditions (HAC).
• Expertly queries providers for missing or unclear documentation, by working with the HIM department and Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists.
• Has strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work independently in a remote setting, with little supervision.
• Participates in both internal and external audit discussions.
• All other work duties as assigned by the Manager.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Educación

Health informatics / health information management degree or coding certificate

Descripción del empleo

CHRISTUS Health is seeking a Specialty Coder to focus ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT coding for inpatient and/or outpatient high-dollar or specialty accounts. The role emphasizes reviewing clinical documentation to sustain a coding accuracy rate of 95% or higher and abstracting data into CHRISTUS Health EMR systems.

The coder collaborates with HIM, Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists, and other departments to support accurate billing and reduce denials.