Texas Licensed Inpatient Coder

Job Summary

To support hospital operations, the full-time Texas Licensed Inpatient Coder will create disease and procedure indices by coding and abstracting data from inpatient and outpatient records while working remotely.

Key responsibilities

• Code and abstract pertinent data from inpatient acute, transitional care, and outpatient records
• Provide diagnostic and procedural information to the Business Office for billing purposes
• Utilize ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding standards with a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology

Required qualifications

• 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)
• Successful completion of college courses in Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, and an AHIMA approved coding class
• Experience with computerized abstracting systems and encoding software preferred
• Basic proficiency with computers and general principles of health information science