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As the Remote Inpatient Medical Coder

If you’re ready to explore the next step in your career:

You’ll enjoy…

Career Opportunities – Tons of growth opportunities for your career

Standard Hours – 100% Remote. Monday-Friday

• Flexible start times between 7:00am – 8:30am EST. (8-hour shift, 40 hours per week)

Competitive Pay - $40.00-45.00/hr (depending on years of experience)

Expedited Interviews – Access to additional Resume support and pre-interview questions

A day in the role…

• Leads Inpatient coding team as assigned and backs up manager in their absence. Trains and mentors new and existing coders.

• Reviews and investigates issues sent to IP Coding team and collaboration with coders and other departments to resolve.

• Codes all types of Inpatients accounts to assist with backlog as necessary by reviewing inpatient clinical documentation to determine the appropriate assignment of alpha numeric diagnosis/procedure codes and Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) - data is classified for internal and external statistical reporting, research, regulatory compliance, and reimbursement

• Inpatient coding Medical/ Surgical charts including but not limited to spinal surgery, cardiology- TAVR, ECMOs, Impellas, Interim coding, and NICU new born.

• Analyzes medical records using the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS), interprets documentation and assigns proper International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) diagnoses and ICD-10-Procedural Classification System (PCS) operative procedure codes utilizing designated software to included Computer Assisted Coding (CAC) and/or encoder, coding manuals and other reference material.

• Knowledgeable of coding rules and requirements to include clinical classification systems (such as current versions of ICD-10 and PCS), complication and comorbidity Conditions/Major complication and comorbidity Conditions (CC/MCC), Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related group (MS-DRG) structure, and Present on Admission (POA) indicators.

• Experience with querying physician’s/ when documentation/ Medical Records are unclear.

• Reviews DRG assigned to each record. Enters coded/abstracted information into software, analyzes DRG groupings, and observes for appropriate DRG assignment.

• Codes all types of cases including the most complex.

• Adheres to all department coding procedures, policies, guidelines, and quality standards.

• Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association/American Association of Procedural Coders and adheres to official coding guidelines.

• Meets revenue cycle goals (Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Productivity Standards).

• Manages the coding and IP edit work queues.

• Works with coders and other department to resolve.

• Reviews and investigate other issues related to IP coding and communicates with IP coder and other departments to resolve.

• Completes combined accounts.

• Completes reviews of denials and combined accounts.

Necessary Skills and Strengths:

Medical Billing | ICD-10 | EMR Systems | Medical Coding | CPC Certified | Accounts Receivable | Medical Terminology | EOB | Coding Denials | Medical Collections | Inpatient Coding | Hospital Coding | Level 1 Trauma | Acute Care Coding

Core Experience:

• CPC or CCS Certified

• Inpatient Coding

• Four years or more of progressive on-the-job experience in an acute care hospital setting

• Prior experience with Inpatient Coding at a Level 1 Trauma Hospital.

• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) required and maintained thereafter.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $45.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)• Short and long-term disability• Health Spending Account (HSA)• Transportation benefits• Employee Assistance Program• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 3, 2025.

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.