Coder III Inpatient

This position is responsible for creating hospital disease and procedure indices by coding and abstracting pertinent data from inpatient acute, transitional care, acute rehab records and all outpatient record types. Provides diagnostic and procedural information, MS-DRG or APR-DRG, to the Business Office so that a bill for services can be generated. SPECIFIC SKILLS NEEDED • Demonstrates complete technical knowledge of ICD-10-CM disease and ICD-10-PCS procedural coding. • Must have a thorough knowledge of anatomy and physiology in addition to medical terminology. Familiarity with computers and the general principles of health information science is preferred. • A high level of professionalism and effective communication skills is needed for interaction with physicians, physician office staff, and hospital staff. • Basic windows and mouse skills required. • Experience in using a computerized abstracting system and encoding software is preferred. • Experience with encoding software program and query writing software preferred. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/TRAINING Required: • Minimum of two years’ experience with ICD-10-CM coding in an acute hospital setting. • AHIMA credential as Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT), or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS). Preferred: • High school diploma and successful completion of college courses in Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology and an AHIMA approved coding class.

2+ years ICD-10-CM coding in acute hospital setting; RHIA, RHIT, or CCS credential; knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology; basic Windows and mouse skills.

Key Responsibilities

• coding medical records
• abstracting patient data
• assigning DRG codes

Skills & Tools

Windows, encoding software, query writing software

Job Details

• Category: Healthcare Services - Allied Health
• Seniority: Mid Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — Dallas, Texas, United States
• Languages: English

About TEXASCONNECT INC

A management services organization providing business and administrative services for healthcare providers. — Industry: Healthcare