Job Description

Inpatient/SDS Coder - Remote

1 Month Contract

Start Date: ASAP

Requirements:

• 3+ years’ experience including inpatient and OBS coding skills as well as ambulatory surgery, APC, emergency room, evaluation and management, auditing, report-writing expertise, required
• RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS/P or CPC
• Previous experience within Inpatient and OBA coding. SDS coding is a plus
• Knowledge of medical terminology, ICD-10 and/or CPT-4 codes
• Active RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCS/P, or CPC Certification
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities:

· Performs inpatient, behavioral health, ambulatory surgery, emergency room, other hospital outpatient visits, and/or evaluation/management coding audits for technical and/or professional reporting

· Has a working knowledge of reimbursement systems (MS-DRG, APR-DRG, IPPPS, APC, RBRVS)

· Performs educational services to clients based on audit results

· Has the ability to analyze audit results identifying patterns, trends, and key problematic areas with the ability to communicate specific opportunities for coder improvement initiatives

· Utilizes a laptop computer in a virtual office, windows-based environment

· Utilizes various coding books, procedure manuals and on-line encoders as a resource

· Must be customer-service focused and exhibit professionalism, flexibility, dependability, desire to learn, commitment to excellence and commitment to profession

· Maintains strict patient and physician confidentiality and follows all federal, state and hospital guidelines for release of information

· Maintains current working knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 coding principles, government regulation, protocols

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