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 ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-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 ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS                                    

• 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 (Associate's or Bachelor's) degree in HIM/HIT preferred

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

• Coding Technical Skills - ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, MS-DRGs, 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 5-7 open-ended Behavioral questions- 90 minutes long

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