Inpatient Coder with AHIMA Credential

Job Summary

To support healthcare organizations, the full-time Inpatient Coder with AHIMA Credential will review clinical documentation to assign and sequence diagnostic and procedural codes for Facility Inpatient records, ensuring compliance and accuracy in a remote setting.

Key responsibilities

• Select and sequence ICD-10 CM and PCS codes for designated patient types, including Acute Facility Inpatient
• Review and analyze clinical records to ensure accurate MS-DRG assignments reflecting documented diagnoses and procedures
• Abstract clinical data from records to support diagnoses, procedures, and discharge dispositions while maintaining compliance with regulations

Required qualifications

• Active AHIMA credential (e.g., RHIA, RHIT, CCS) or AAPC credential (e.g., COC, CCS-P, CPC)
• Two years of recent and relevant hands-on coding experience with all record types, specifically Acute Inpatient
• Successful completion of a pre-employment skills assessment
• Current knowledge of ICD-10 CM and PCS coding guidelines and regulations
• Experience with maintaining patient confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA