Advanced Inpatient Coder Specialist; REMOTE

Position: Advanced Inpatient Coder Specialist (REMOTE)
Education:

Essential:

At Bay Care, we are proud to be one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. Our network consists of 16 community-based hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, outpatient centers and thousands of physicians. With the support of more than 30,000 team members, we promote a forward-thinking philosophy that’s built on a foundation of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility and clinical excellence.

Summary:

Analyzes the multi day, multi-specialty complex documentation for inpatient encounters to assign integrated diagnosis and procedural code using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding systems. Works in conjunction with the medical staff consensus for accurate assignment of intricate diagnoses such as malnutrition and sepsis. Formulates physician queries and monitors bill hold reports. Serves as a liaison to Clinical Documentation Specialist Team and Quality Department for ICD-10 inpatient encounters for accurate code and Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group (MSDRG) assignments as well as Patient Safety Indicator (PSI)/Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) reviews.

Strong utilization of anatomy, pathophysiology, and pharmacology knowledge for accurate code assignments. Assist Manager/Director with mentoring/training of Coder I, Coder II and Coder III team members and clinical practice students from various colleges. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Other information:

Required:

• 5 years
  - Acute Care.

Required:

Experience:

3 Years of Inpatient Coding.

Education:

Essential:

• HS Graduate or Equivalent GED

Nonessential:

• Associates Degree

Nonessential:

Education specialization:

• Health IT

Essential:

Education equivalent experience:

Required:

• High School or Equivalent;

Preferred:

• Associates
  - Health Information Technology

Nonessential:

Preferred

• Associates
  - Health Information Technology

Credentials:

Essential:

• Certified Coding Specialist

Nonessential:

• Reg Health Information Tech

Required:

Credential equivalent experience:

• CCS (Coding);

Preferred:

• RHIT (Health Information)

Preferred:

• RHIT (Health Information)

Facility:

Bay Care Health System, Health Info Management Coding-HSS

Location:

Bay Care System Office West

Status:

Full Time, Exempt:
No

Shift

Hours:

7-3:30

Shift:

Shift 1

Shift 1 = Days, 2 = Evenings, 3 = Nights, 4 = Varies Weekend Work:

None

On Call:

No

How often will this team member be working remotely?

Always

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled