Senior Medical Coder, Inpatient

University of Maryland Medical System; Baltimore (MD); Remote; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Medical Coder, where you'll utilize your coding expertise to analyze complex cases and ensure compliance across the system. This full-time remote position, available to applicants in all states except California, Hawaii, and Canada, offers competitive compensation and opportunities for professional development in the healthcare industry.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS coding experience.
• Certification required (CCS, RHIT, RHIA, CIC).
• Experience with inpatient hospital medical records.

Responsibilities

• Codes hospital inpatient accounts for reimbursement and compliance.
• Analyzes complex cases (trauma, rehab, etc.) for accurate coding.
• Collaborates with clinical staff on documentation issues.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Customer service skills

Problem-solving

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

ICD-10-CM and CPT training

Associates or Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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Job Description

(FULL TIME REMOTE - Any state but California, Hawaii or Canada)

Job Description

(FULL TIME REMOTE - Any state but California, Hawaii or Canada)

I. General Summary

• Under direct supervision, accurately codes hospital inpatient accounts for the purpose of appropriate reimbursement, research, statistics and compliance to federal and state regulations in accordance with established ICD-10-CM/PCS coding classification systems.
  
  

II. Principal Responsibilities And Tasks

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

• Serves as a clinical coding subject matter expert, and utilizes critical thinking to analyze and evaluate documentation issues with consultation from the medical and clinical staff, and clinical documentation specialists as needed.
• Analyzes, codes and abstracts complex inpatient cases such as trauma, rehab, neurology, critical care, etc. utilizing the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS nomenclature to ensure accurate APR-DRG/SOI/ROM and POA assignment.
• Utilizes critical thinking to analyze and evaluate documentation issues with consultation from the medical and clinical staff, and clinical documentation specialists as needed.
• Collaborates with other senior coders (and the other coding staff) with sharing coding information and providing coding advice to colleagues regarding complex cases to be coded.
  
  

Qualifications

III. Education and Experience

• High School graduate or equivalent. Formal ICD-10-CM and CPT training Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of three years ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS coding and abstracting experience with at a Level 1 Trauma and Rehab hospital or 4 years of experience with coding inpatient hospital medical records required.
• One of the following required: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC)
  
  

IV. Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Strong analytical and organizational skills; filing systems; ability to prioritize workloads; meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure; excellent customer service skills; general office procedures; ability to problem solve and work with minimal supervision; familiar with basic medical terminology; computer experience; typing ability.
  
  

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation

Pay Range:$31.4-$42.57

Other Compensation (if applicable): N/A

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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