Coding Integrity Specialist III WORK FROM HOME

Job Summary:

As a Coding Integrity Specialist III WORK FROM HOME you will review and evaluate hospital inpatient medical record documentation to assign sequence edit and/or validate the appropriate ICD10CM and ICD10 PCS codes. A CIS III performs coding and/or code/DRG validation across multiple entities by applying all appropriate coding guidelines and criteria for code selections.

Job Qualifications:

Assign sequence validate and/or edit codes/DRGs and abstracted data (e.g. physician discharge disposition query tracking) for inpatient records for multiple facilities using ICD10CM and ICD10PCS

Maintain or exceed established accuracy standards

Maintain or exceed established productivity standards

Utilize the complete patient medical record documentation in code/DRG assignment validation and/or editing of codes/DRGs

Undergraduate (Associates or Bachelors) degree in HIM/HIT preferred

Minimum 1 year of acute care hospital inpatient coding required with 3 years preferred.

Coding Technical Skills ICD10CM ICD10PCS MSDRGs APR DRGs and POA Assignment.

Will be required to audit as well

RHIT RHIA or CCS required

Must be disciplined must be able to meet metrics

Candidates residing in CA and Colorado will not be considered due to the WFH and vaccine mandate

Coding quality edits and customer complaints related to potential coding errors

Looking for candidates with three years IP (hospital) DRG coding for acute care. All account types including burns and cardiac cath.

Will be expected to complete a coding test (20 Multiple Choice/True/False 57 openended Behavioral questions 90 minutes long

Compensation: Salary range from $24.61 29.53 34.46 per hr (mid range) based on years of experience