Senior Inpatient Coder – ICD-10/PCS Expert

Guidehouse; Birmingham (AL); Híbrido; USD 59.000 - 98.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave

Education & Certifications

Descripción de la vacante

Guidehouse in Birmingham, AL seeks an experienced inpatient facility coder to perform high-quality hospital coding for inpatient accounts including Medicare/Non Medicare, surgical and medical cases. You will maintain ICD-10/PCS knowledge and ensure documentation and billing requirements are met.

The role emphasizes accuracy (96% target) and productivity. Requires a High School diploma, and RHIA/RHIT/CCS credentials with 5+ years inpatient facility coding, including IRF/PAI admissions and

Formación

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must hold one of the following credentials: RHIA, RHIT, CCS.
• 5+ years of Inpatient Facility coding experience Rehab Inpatient Facility coding experience with admissions (IRF/PAI) & discharges.

Responsabilidades

• Demonstrates the ability to perform quality hospital coding on Inpatient accounts including Medicare/Non Medicare, Surgical, Medical, Cardiac, moms/babies, and trauma cases.
• Maintains a working knowledge of ICD-10 PCS, governmental regulations, official coding guidelines, and third-party requirements regarding documentation and billing.
• Assures that all services documented in the patient’s chart are coded with appropriate ICD-10/PCS codes.
• When services/diagnoses are not documented appropriately, seeks to attain proper documentation in a timely manner according to facility standards.
• Achieves and maintains 96% accuracy in coding while maintaining a high level of productivity.
• Ability to maintain average productivity standards as follows: 1 IP charts per hour final coded.
• Responsible for following facility specific policies and procedures.
• Works pending queues daily.
• Follows facility query policy and CDI reconciliation process.
• Charts that require re-bills are corrected and communicated to the facility daily for the re-bill process.
• Coder downtime must be reported immediately to the administrative staff to ensure turnaround is met.
• Provides accurate answers to physician’s/hospitals coding and/or billing questions within eight hours of request.

Educación

High School Diploma or equivalent

RHIA

RHIT

CCS

Descripción del empleo

Guidehouse in Birmingham, AL seeks an experienced inpatient facility coder to perform high-quality hospital coding for inpatient accounts including Medicare/Non Medicare, surgical and medical cases. You will maintain ICD-10/PCS knowledge and ensure documentation and billing requirements are met.

The role emphasizes accuracy (96% target) and productivity. Requires a High School diploma, and RHIA/RHIT/CCS credentials with 5+ years inpatient facility coding, including IRF/PAI admissions and