Remote Inpatient Coder

Job DescriptionJob Description

Medical Coder – Inpatient (Remote) 

Pride Health is hiring a Medical Coder – Inpatient to support our client’s medical facility.

This is a 3-month contract with a possible extension with competitive pay and benefits and a great way to start working with a top-tier healthcare organization

• Length of Assignment – 3 months
• Pay Range - $38 - $42 an hour.
• Shift and Schedule - Mon-Fri first shift.

These are remote opportunities in the following states: TX, NC, TN, WI, and UT.

Job Summary

The Medical Coder is responsible for reviewing clinical documentation and diagnostic results and applying appropriate ICD-10-CM, and CPT -4 codes.

Job Duties

• Review clinical documentation and diagnostic results and apply appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT -4 codes.
• Codes are used for billing, internal and external reporting, research, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Resolves billing-related errors and assists with workflow changes and process improvement projects. Meets ongoing productivity and quality standards of 95% accuracy rate or better.
• ·Verifies that all ICD-10 codes are correctly captured.
• Verifies that the physician is correctly abstracted.
• Keeps abreast of coding guideline changes.
• May identify chargeable items for facility level for a given department.
• May assign codes for diagnoses and treatment for ancillary outpatient encounters.
• Abides by the standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and adheres to all official coding guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Additionally, Coder III utilizes technical coding principles and APC reimbursement expertise to assign appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPt-4 procedures.
• Assigns codes for diagnoses, treatment, and procedures for multiple specialized departments, including Outpatient ancillary, Emergency Department, and Inpatient and outpatient Surgery. Determines the correct principal diagnosis, co-morbidities, complications, secondary conditions, and surgical procedures.
• Assigns MS-DRG, Present on Admission (POA) indicators, hospital-acquired conditions), and accurately abstracts discharge dispositions.
• Queries physicians per established policy and procedure when documentation is not clear or conflicting.

Requirements

• Five years of progressive inpatient coding experience in an acute care facility.
• Certifications Required: CCS Credential
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Completion of a certified coding program or graduation of an accredited HIT program is required.
• CODING
• CPT
• ICD
•  BILLING
• DOCUMENTATION
• Additional Skills:
• WORKFLOW
• CPT-4
• CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION

 

“Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, , legal support, auto ,home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors. “

Company DescriptionPride Health is a leading minority-owned healthcare recruitment & staffing firm that offers highly customized business process solutions at cost-effective prices.

Headquartered in New York City as a top minority supplier, PRIDE Health offers a broad geographic reach with offices throughout the U.S., India, and Brazil. Leveraging more than 20 years of experience, PRIDE has enhanced its core competency of IT staffing services by creating client-centric, cost-effective IT, and business process solutions. PRIDE serves Client-Partners in the healthcare, IT, financial services, retail and insurance industries offering both Direct Hire and Temporary Staff of Healthcare Professionals, Vendor Management Systems, IT Hardware Procurement Services, and Business Processing Outsourcing.

Temporary, Contract, Per Diem & Direct Hire staffing solutions are only part of what we can offer our clients.Company DescriptionPride Health is a leading minority-owned healthcare recruitment & staffing firm that offers highly customized business process solutions at cost-effective prices.\r
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Headquartered in New York City as a top minority supplier, PRIDE Health offers a broad geographic reach with offices throughout the U.S., India, and Brazil. Leveraging more than 20 years of experience, PRIDE has enhanced its core competency of IT staffing services by creating client-centric, cost-effective IT, and business process solutions. PRIDE serves Client-Partners in the healthcare, IT, financial services, retail and insurance industries offering both Direct Hire and Temporary Staff of Healthcare Professionals, Vendor Management Systems, IT Hardware Procurement Services, and Business Processing Outsourcing.\r
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Temporary, Contract, Per Diem & Direct Hire staffing solutions are only part of what we can offer our clients.

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