Inpatient Coder

Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION: Clinical Financial Resource, Inc. has an immediate need for a full-time Inpatient Coder! Founded over 30 years ago, CFR provides certified coding specialists, registered nurses, and Board-Certified physicians with the experience and expertise necessary to establish optimal documentation, coding and billing for hospitals and large physician groups.

As an Inpatient Coder, you will be responsible for reviewing medical records to determine the accuracy of coding for diagnostic, procedural information, and the discharge status of the patient.

As an Inpatient Coder, your job duties are, but are not limited to, the following:

• Accurately code patient accounts, paying close attention to the selection of the principal diagnosis, the sequencing of additional diagnoses and procedural codes, and adherence to all other coding guidelines.
• Collect, review and abstract required clinical and statistical data from patient records and enter coded and abstracted information into the hospital information system.
• Support efforts to reduce back-end billing errors by assisting with process improvements and coding accuracy.
• Consistently meet productivity and accuracy requirements.
• Respond to emails in a timely manner and in accordance with our company email policy and communicate effectively with co-workers and management.
• Adhere to all HIPAA-related requirements to maintain patient confidentiality.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 3 years of acute care hospital inpatient coding
• Excellent knowledge of ICD-10 coding
• AHIMA certified, CCS preferred
• Extensive knowledge of clinical medicine, coding terminology and coding guidelines
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, EPIC and 3M
• Must be able to learn to use new programs and applications easily
• Must be responsible, honest, self-sufficient and self-motivated to meet production and accuracy rates in a completely remote setting