Inpatient Coder- RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCA, or CPC

CSI Companies Medical Coding and CDI practice is growing and we are seeking experienced coders to join our Team! We are actively seeking REMOTE Inpatient Coder for a CONTRACT to HIRE position with one of our clients, a leading non-profit hospital system that is taking level of care to the next level!

Although this position is remote, candidates MUST LIVE in ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATES FOR CONSIDERATION : Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma or Georgia.

What you want to know :

• Contract to HIRE position
• FULL TIME this position is full-time 40 hours weekly
• 100% Remote position ( local to Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma or Georgia.)
• Competitive pay
• Strong benefits package
• Associate or Bachelor’ degree from AHIMA certified HIM Program or Nursing Program or completion of certificate program with CCS preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years of Inpatient coding or audit experience
• Must have at least one of the following certifications : CCS, CCA, RHIA, RHIT or CPC
• Performance standards : Maintains 95% coding accuracy rate and 95% accuracy rate and maintains designated productivity standards
• Will require high speed home internet connections and a quiet home office environment free from distractions
• In house QA, Audit, and coaching provided by CSI ’s internal experts!

Responsibilities :

• Ensuring diagnostic and procedure codes are assigned accurately to inpatient encounters based upon documentation within the electronic medical record while maintaining compliance with established rules and regulatory guidelines
• Maintains and achieves departmental standards of coding quality by assigning accurate ICD-10-CM / ICD-10-PCS and CPT codes and APC assignment utilizing an electronic encoder application in accordance with hospital policy and regulatory body guidelines
• Maintains and achieves departmental standards of abstracting quality by reviewing the discharge disposition entered by nursing and corrects if necessary in order to achieve the highest quality of entered data
• Assigns and enters physician identification number and procedure date correctly in the medical record abstracting system
• Responsible for assigning diagnostic and procedural codes to encounters of high complexity
• Maintains 95% coding accuracy rate and 95% accuracy rate for MS-DRG assignment and maintains site designated productivity standards
• Maintains minimum production of 1 charts per hour or site specific productivity standards.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Communicates professionally with co-workers, management, and hospital staff regarding clinical and reimbursement issues
• May be responsible for auditing the work of less experienced coders

Qualifications :

• A minimum of 2-5 years of coding experience in a hospital and / or coding consulting role.
• Experience in computerized encoding and abstracting software.
• Associate or Bachelor’ degree from AHIMA certified HIM Program or Nursing Program or completion of certificate program with CCS preferred.
• Must have at least one of the following certs : CCS, RHIA or RHIT

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This is a remote work from home position but in-office time may be required