Coder, Hospital Inpatient

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-REMOTE Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Your inpatient coding expertise helps ensure the right care, the right documentation, and the right outcomes for patients. Join a mission‑driven organization where your work directly supports clinical quality and patient safety—and where you’re supported by engaged leaders and a collaborative team that values accuracy, partnership, and doing the work the right way. Job Summary: Responsible for coding and abstracting inpatient accounts in accordance with coding guidelines. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES - Assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for inpatient hospital accounts. - Coordinates with the clinical documentation and quality teams to ensure validation of Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group (MSDRG), patient safety indicators, and hospital acquired conditions are supported by physician documentation to support appropriate coding - Monitors assigned work queues to ensure all records are charged in a timely matter. - Generates coding queries for clarification regarding physician d...