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Full-time Work From Home
Job Summary:
As an Inpatient Coding Specialist III working remotely, you will meticulously review and assess hospital inpatient medical record documentation. Your responsibilities include assigning, sequencing, editing, and validating the appropriate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes. As a Coding Integrity Specialist III, you will perform coding and/or code/DRG validation for multiple facilities, applying coding guidelines and criteria for accurate code selections.
Job Qualifications:
- Assign, sequence, validate, and/or edit codes/DRGs for inpatient records across multiple facilities using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS.
- Maintain or exceed established accuracy and productivity standards.
- Utilize comprehensive patient medical record documentation for code/DRG assignment, validation, and editing.
- Hold an Undergraduate degree (Associate's or Bachelor's) in HIM/HIT preferred.
- Minimum 1 year of acute care hospital Inpatient Coding required, with 3 years preferred.
- Coding Technical Skills: ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, MS-DRGs, APR DRGs, and POA Assignment.
- Conduct audits as required.
- RHIT, RHIA, or CCS certification required.
- Must be disciplined and capable of meeting metrics.
Candidates residing in CA and Colorado, NYC, and Hawaii will not be considered due to the WFH and vaccine mandate.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Address coding quality edits and customer complaints related to potential coding errors.
- Seeking candidates with three years of IP (hospital) DRG coding for acute care, including burns and cardiac catheterization.
- Completion of a coding test (20 Multiple Choice/True/False, 5-7 Open-ended Behavioral questions, 90 minutes long).
Position Details:
- Position Title: Inpatient Coding Specialist - Richmond, VA
- Position Type: Permanent Contingent
- Position Creation Reason: Vacant Position
- Compensation: Salary range from $24.61 - $29.53 - $34.46 per hour based on years of experience.
