Senior Inpatient Coder II: ICD-10 Expert (Remote)

Mosaic Life Care; Guin (AL); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Mosaic Life Care is seeking an Inpatient Coder II to assign ICD-10-CM/PCS codes for acute care inpatient services, including LTACH and swing beds. The role involves querying providers for documentation and ensuring coding accuracy and compliance.

Candidates should have HIM inpatient coding experience and relevant credentials, with the ability to mentor teammates and contribute to education initiatives within a collaborative health system.

Qualifications

• Must have coding education with knowledge of medical terminology, pharmacology and anatomy, query guidelines - Required
• Associate's Degree - Health Information Management / Medical Records - Required OR
• Bachelor's Degree - Health Information Management / Medical Records - Preferred

Responsibilities

• Queries providers for documentation improvements and optimal coding to reflect severity of illness and risk of mortality.
• Mentors and trains coders and contributes to education initiatives.
• Ensures data accuracy for regulatory reporting and completes coding projects as assigned.

Skills

Data entry

Clear communication

Pathophysiology

Coding guidelines

Anatomy

Pharmacology

Med/surg treatments

Typing

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

EMR

Encoder

HEART behaviors

Customer care

Teamwork

Work sedentary

Data analysis

Interpret data

Identify knowledge gaps

Provide guidance and education

Training others

Visual interpretation

Listening and speaking

Education

Associate's Degree - Health Information Management / Medical Records - Required

Bachelor's Degree - Health Information Management / Medical Records - Preferred

Tools

EMR system

Encoder

Job description

Mosaic Life Care is seeking an Inpatient Coder II to assign ICD-10-CM/PCS codes for acute care inpatient services, including LTACH and swing beds. The role involves querying providers for documentation and ensuring coding accuracy and compliance.

Candidates should have HIM inpatient coding experience and relevant credentials, with the ability to mentor teammates and contribute to education initiatives within a collaborative health system.