Location
Irving, TX | United States
Job description
Title: Senior HIM Coder-Remote
Candidates must live in the following states to be considered: Texas, Louisianna, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Georgia.
Location: Remote, but the faciity is in Irving, TX
Duration: Temp to Perm (initial 3 minth contract to then offered for perm role)
Pay: $44/hr on the contract then salary offered for Perm!
Shift: M-F 8a-5p.
Job Summary:
- Responsible for maintaining current and high-quality ICD-10-CM/PCS coding for all Inpatient diagnoses and procedural occurrences, through the review of clinical documentation and diagnostic results, with a consistent coding accuracy rate of 95% or better.
- Coder will accurately abstract data into any and all appropriate Health electronic medical record systems, verifying accurate patient dispositions and physician data, following the Official ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.
- Inpatient coding is applicable towards all regional Inpatient encounters.
- Coder will work collaboratively with various Health HIM and Clinical Documentation Specialists to ensure accurate and complete physician documentation to support accurate billing and reduce denials.
- Coder will also assist in other areas of the department, as requested by leadership.
- Coder will report directly to their Regional Coding Manager, with additional leadership from the Director of Coding Operations and System HIM Director.
- Assign codes for diagnoses, treatments and procedures according to the ICD-10-CM/PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting through review of coding critical documentation, to generate appropriate MS/APR DRG.
- Extracts and abstracts required information from source documentation, to be entered into appropriate Health electronic medical record system.
- Validates admit orders and discharge dispositions.
- Works from assigned coding queue, completing and re-assigning accounts correctly.
- Manages accounts on ABS Hold, finalizing accounts when corrections have been made, in a timely manner.
Qualifications:
- Degree in HIM
- At least 3 years of HIM Coding experience in Hosptial System
- Remote experience preferred.
Should you be interested, let's discuss this briefly at your earliest convenience and please feel free to contact me at 703-652-6500, my name is Katie, I am available from Mon to Fri at 8a-5p EST.
Who We Are?
Since 2001 InfiCare has been providing contract and direct hire staffing services to its clients across the US.
Job tags
Salary
