Remote - Inpatient Coder II

Candidates residing in the following states will be considered for remote employment: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Remote work will not be permitted from any other state at this time.

About Us

Mosaic Life Care is a health care system in northwest Missouri. With a vision of transforming community health by being a life-care innovator, Mosaic places the holistic needs of patients first by providing the right care at the right time and place, offering high value and quality health care.

Responsibilities

• Codes complex diseases, procedures, and diagnoses using the ICD-10-CM/PCS classification systems, in accordance with Official Coding Guidelines, CMS guidelines, PPS guidelines, and organizational compliance standards.
• Assumes responsibility for professional development by participating in workshops, conferences, and/or in-services and maintains appropriate records of participation.
• Completes complex coding assignments for reimbursement, research, and compliance with Federal and State regulations.
• Researches coding guidelines. Reviews and appeals coding denials.
• Educates/communicates with providers, querying providers to ensure that optimal clinical documentation is provided to demonstrate the severity and details of the patient’s illness in the medical record.
• Coordinates/communicates with departments including clinical departments, Quality Improvement, Care Management, and Patient Financial Services to ensure accuracy and timeliness of coding.
• Ensures data accuracy by responding to coding edits received.
• Completes special coding projects.
• Mentors and assists with training coders.
• Completes analysis by utilizing reports, record reviews, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must have coding education.
• Associate's Degree in Health Information Management / Medical Records (Required).
• Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Management / Medical Records (Required).
• 3 years of experience in coding in an acute care setting (Preferred).
• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) certification (Required upon hire).
• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification (Preferred upon hire).
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification (Preferred upon hire).
• Travel to off-site locations may be required.

Qualifications

Skills and Abilities

• Essential Technical/Motor Skills: Input and retrieve data, speaking clearly, precise hand/eye coordination, fine motor skills, and good writing skills.
• Detailed knowledge: Medical terminology, pathophysiology, coding guidelines.
• Interpersonal Skills: Must be courteous, work in a professional, caring manner with internal and external customers, have the ability to work with interruptions, flexibility in hours and workflow, foster teamwork, and promote service and quality in everything.
• Essential Physical Requirements: Regularly required to sit, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Essential Mental Abilities: Must interpret data from charts, analyze encoder instructions, understand what the physician is trying to convey, and concentrate for long time periods.
• Essential Sensory Requirements: Must be able to visualize/interpret patient records.
• Exposure to Hazards: Other skills and abilities.

Benefits

Mosaic Life Care offers a wide array of benefits to meet each employee’s individual needs. Our benefits were designed by listening to people just like you. Mosaic also offers several perks with a focus on ensuring our employees feel valued, including concierge services, employee lounge, wellness programs, free covered parking, free on-site and virtual health clinics, and many more. When paired with compensation and recognition, it is what continues to make us the employer of choice for employees at any stage of their journey.