Inpatient Coding Specialist (Remote)

Enjoin is an industry leader dedicated to providing comprehensive clinical documentation improvement solutions that are physician-led and quality-driven. We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Inpatient Medical Coder to join our dynamic team. If you are passionate about precision, accuracy, and making a positive impact in the healthcare industry, we invite you to be part of our growing organization.

As an Inpatient Coder, you will play a significant role on our team, including accurately assigning all reportable diagnoses and procedures for complete and accurate coding of inpatient medical records.

You will be an ideal candidate for this role if you have:

• An AHIMA credential (CCS, RHIT and/or RHIA)
• Minimum 3 years of acute inpatient hospital coding experience in a large trauma and academic hospital
• Recent experience coding for a large level I trauma hospital (preferred)
• Experience with electronic health records (i.e., EPIC, Cerner, Meditech, etc.) and 3M or TruCode encoder software
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting
• Excellent observation, analytical thinking, problem solving, and verbal/written communication skills

Schedule: This is a remote, full-time, 40 hour per week position. General hours of work are Monday through Friday during regular business hours.

Why Enjoin?

• Career stability and professional growth opportunities
• Full benefits (medical, vision, dental)
• Competitive pay commensurate with experience
• 401(k) contribution of 3%
• Excellent PTO package plus 7 paid holidays
• Work 100% remote
• Flexible scheduling
• Laptop and other necessary equipment provided
• “White glove” onboarding/training
• Complimentary annual CEUs
• Access to advanced educational coding tools / resources
• Employee Wellness and Discount programs
• Referral bonus program for coding and CDI experts

Essential Functions:

• Promotes a partnership between clinical documentation and financial outcomes, by accurately and completely coding the medical record for all appropriate ICD-10 CM and ICD-10 PCS codes
• Ensures all diagnoses and Present on Admission indicators are captured per Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines to ensure accurate DRG assignment (MSDRG and/or APRDRG) on accounts coded, while also capturing any additional, secondary diagnoses that impact quality outcomes (ex: Risk of Mortality, Severity of Illness, Social Determinants of Health, HCC, etc.) to ensure accurate and complete coding
• Ensures all procedures are captured per Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines to ensure accurate DRG assignment (MSDRG and/or APRDRG) on accounts coded, while also capturing any additional procedure codes for add-on payment options that do not necessarily change the DRG (ex: New Technology Add On Payment codes/NTAP) but impact facility reimbursement
• Validates the discharge disposition accuracy as part of the coding review
• Stays current with Official Coding Guidelines, Quarterly Coding Clinic, and NTAP criteria to ensure high quality of codes assigned by Enjoin Clinical Coder- IP
• Abides by the “Standards of Ethical Coding” as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association
• Supports overall strategic goals of the company

Enjoin is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

For more 35 years, Enjoin has provided health systems with clinical documentation integrity (CDI) education, infrastructure and process development. A pioneer of CDI programs, Enjoin continues to be an industry leader and innovator. Led by nationally renowned physicians with a strong academic background in scientific-based medicine and years of clinical practice coupled with certified coding and clinical documentation credentials, our unique approach addresses today’s quality-driven initiatives uniting documentation and coding across the healthcare continuum.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $40.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Remote

Application Question(s):

• Are you looking for a full time opportunity?

Experience:

• Facility Inpatient Coding: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• AHIMA coding certification (Required)

Work Location: Remote