Inpatient Regional Coder

Shift Type (Clinical Positions) : Day Shift

Summary

Acadiana Management Group, LLC dba AMG, Integrated Healthcare Management (AMG), an employee-owned company, is hiring a full-time home-based Inpatient Regional Coder . At a minimum, two-years Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) and / or Inpatient acute care coding experience is required. Must be certified as an RHIT, RHIA, CCS, or CPC. A secure work area and internet access are required.

Join our dynamic team and enjoy a career where you can make a difference with AMG, Integrated Healthcare Management!

• RHIT / RHIA or Certified Coder (CCS, CPC) required
• Must have a required minimum of 2 years' coding experience in LTACH or Inpatient Acute Care with a strong knowledge of DRG's.
• Well organized and able to multi-task
• Comfortable with maintaining daily open communication with the hospital team : CEO, MD, Case Management and Clinical Liaison's.
• Attendance via Zoom for Coding meetings and weekly hospital team meetings
• Perform ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and CPT coding for all assigned long term care acute hospitals
• Review medical records and code clinical data such as diseases, operations, procedures, and therapies according to coding guidelines and facility-specific policies for multiple facilities
• Perform preliminary coding for potential admissions based on the pre-admission evaluation.
• Perform initial and concurrent coding of all in-house patients and update diagnosis in information system as necessary according to facility policies.
• Perform final coding on all discharges according to billing policies.
• Initiate timely queries per coding ethics and clinical documentation improvement guidelines for any documentation clarification that is needed in the medical record.
• Work with case management on receiving procedures timely.
• Update case management and facility team with all changes in DRG.
• Self-motivated with an ability to work with limited direction and distraction
• Proficient in 3M

About Us

AMG is a hospital system committed to our patients, our people, and to the pursuit of healing. As a Top-5 Post-Acute hospital system, we're known for excellence, integrity, community, and compassion.

Our mission is to return patients to their optimal level of well-being in the least restrictive medical environment. We accomplish this through a multi-disciplined approach that includes aggressive clinical and therapeutic interventions, as well as family involvement. Our high staff to patient ratio ensures individualized attention. Our nurses, therapists, and physicians work with each patient to obtain the best possible outcomes.

Acadiana Management Group, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

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