Spl Coder, HIM Clin Inpatient

Boston Children’s Hospital; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's hospital in Boston is seeking a Medical Records Coding Specialist. Responsibilities include abstracting and coding medical records, maintaining compliance, and training new staff. Candidates must have relevant education, certification, and inpatient coding experience. Enjoy competitive compensation and numerous benefits including flexible schedules and generous time off.

Benefits

Flexible schedules

Affordable health, vision, and dental insurance

Child care subsidies

Student loan subsidies

403(b) Retirement Savings plan

Pension

Tuition reimbursement

Cell phone plan discounts

Discounted rates on T-passes

Qualifications

• 2 years of occupational education or an Associate's degree required.
• 4 years of acute care hospital-based inpatient coding experience required.
• Current AHIMA certification (CCS or RHIT with CCS) required.

Responsibilities

• Abstract and assign diagnosis and procedure codes according to established coding conventions.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory and compliance issues.
• Assist with coder education and training, reviewing work for quality.

Skills

ICD-10-CM coding

CPT4 procedure coding

Regulatory and compliance knowledge

Leadership

Technical coding

Education

Associate's degree or occupationally specific education

Job description

Abstracts, sequences, and assigns diagnosis, procedure codes, and accurate DRG assignment to medical records of inpatients, as required for reimbursement and maintenance of patient database.

The Medical Records Coding Specialist will be responsible for:

• Abstracting, sequencing, and assigning diagnosis and procedure codes according to ICD-10-CM coding conventions and Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) definitions. Assigning CPT4 procedure codes following the appropriate guidelines, and diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) using specialized computer software. Generating coding worksheets and filing them in the medical record as required by hospital department policy.
• Performing specialized and technical coding while assisting with the review of billing rejection audits and addressing case-mix/billing department questions.

• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of regulatory and compliance issues related to coding, documentation, and billing.
• Communicating with physicians to clarify diagnoses/procedures and sequencing of diagnoses.
• Following up on outstanding, uncoded, and incomplete charts, while performing periodic quality control audits of work.
• Assisting with coder education and training, and conducting reviews of work done by new coders to assess the quality and accuracy of coding.
• Providing leadership to staff in decision-making and prioritization in the absence of the area supervisor. Maintaining awareness of the day-to-day activities and goals of the Coding Unit to meet billing deadlines.
• Assisting in training new personnel in coding procedures.

To qualify, you must have:

• Two years of occupationally specific education or an Associate's degree is required.
• Four years of acute care hospital-based inpatient coding experience is required.
• Current certification by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) as either a (1) Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or (2) Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT with CCS) is required.
• This position is remote, with the exception of CA applicants.

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision, and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts, and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.