Inpatient Medical Coder - Part Time (Remote)

Inpatient Medical Coder - Part Time (Remote)

Job Details

We are guided by our values of Love and Excellence and are passionate about delivering health, not just health care. Come join us at ChristianaCare. ChristianaCare, with Hospitals in Wilmington and Newark, DE, as well as Elkton, MD, is one of the largest health care providers in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Named one of “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report, we have an excess of 1,100 beds between our hospitals and are committed to providing the best patient care in the region.

Scheduling Flexibility and Perks

• The schedule and hours for this position are very flexible and we will work with you on work/life balance to build a schedule that works for you
• This position is 100% remote and we encourage national candidates to apply
• We provide equipment, coding books, continuing education credits as well as professional organization memberships to AHIMA or APC

Primary Function

ChristianaCare is currently seeking a Part Time Coder. This individual will be responsible for accurate and timely assignment of ICD-10 CM/PCS and HCPCS/CPT codes, payment group classification assignment and data abstraction for reimbursement purposes and statistical information reporting on all Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency Medicine, Ancillary and Diagnostics records, and/or any other patient records.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Reviews and interprets Inpatient, Outpatient, Ancillary, Diagnostics and Emergency Medicine or other patient records in order to assign appropriate ICD-10 CM/PCS diagnosis and procedure codes and/or HCPCS/CPT procedure codes.
• Performs coding and abstracting tasks to support billing, data quality and statistics, and to support calculation for severity of illness and risk of mortality reporting.
• Applies information on diagnostic reports (i.e. radiology, pathology, EKG reports, laboratory values, doctors’ orders and administrative medication forms) to accurate code patient charts in accordance with the Official Coding Guidelines.
• Abstracts pertinent data, determines and sequences codes for diagnoses and procedures, and enters all information into the computerized coding and abstracting system.
• Utilizes coding and abstracting system as a communication tool, as outlined in the HIMS Coding DNFB Tagging procedures