Coder Inpatient II

Job Title: Coder Inpatient II - Remote
Location: Milwaukee, WI, 53226 (100% Remote)
Duration: 6 + Months (Potential to Extend)

Shift: 1st Shift
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, 8 hours per day, 5 days per week. Flexible schedule. No weekends, no holidays, no on-call.
Required Skills & Experience

• A minimum of one (1) year of recent experience at an academic medical center inpatient coding.
  OR
• Three (3) years of recent hospital inpatient coding experience.

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience as an inpatient coder at an academic facility.

• Coding Certificate Program Completion or Associate Degree in HIM or equivalent – Required.
• Bachelor’s degree in HIM or equivalent – Preferred.

• Certified RHIA, RHIT, or CCS – Required.

• Remote, advanced inpatient coding position functioning under general supervision with independent decision-making.
• Correctly assign ICD diagnosis and procedure codes and MS-DRGs for inpatient hospital services at an academic, Level I Trauma Center.
• Code a variety of medical and surgical specialties including Neurology, Oncology, Urology, Transplant, OB/Newborn, Orthopedics, Cardiology, and Critical Care (including complex trauma and acutely ill patients).
• Communicate with care providers as necessary, primarily via the electronic query process.
• Partner with clinical documentation improvement specialists to ensure complete and accurate medical record documentation for appropriate DRG assignment.
• Resolve problems and make independent decisions while applying all departmental coding quality guidelines.
• Maintain productivity and accuracy standards (95% overall accuracy rate).
• Accurately assign DRGs, diagnosis, procedure codes, and Present on Admission (POA) indicators.
• Write physician queries independently with minimal assistance from coordinators.
• Maintain standard productive percent, code mortality and rehab cases accurately and timely, participate in denials/rebuttals for insurance, and other projects as assigned.
• Demonstrate adaptability, effective communication, and teamwork in a remote environment.