Job Summary
A healthcare information company is in need of a Telecommuting Medical Coder.
Core Responsibilities of this position include:
- Working closely with the client's HIM and other support departments
- Assigning and/or validating the appropriate diagnostic and procedural (ICD-10-CM/PCS) codes
- Maintaining coding quality as prescribed by Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Policy and Procedures
Skills and Requirements Include:
- Must have a passion for coding
- Must have active RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC or CPC-H
- Experience coding Inpatient Acute and/or Outpatient records
- Must have a minimum of 2+ years experience coding patient records in a hospital HIM department
- Must have a thorough knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology