Senior Coding Specialist, PRN (Inpatient Coding exp required) - REMOTE

Job Summary

Reviews, accurately assigns, and abstracts diagnostic and procedural codes to encounters using designated coding classification independently. Supports on-going training and development of staff.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Organizes and prioritizes complex coding work to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and hospital targets.
• Sets the most appropriate diagnosis and procedures to reflect the utilization of resources during the patient encounter.
• Recognizes documentation clarification opportunities to ensure it supports all codes and designation assignments.
• Initiates coding queries or tasks.
• Serves as a clinical coding subject matter expert.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Clinical Coding (Advanced): The transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes.
• Critical Thinking (Advanced): The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment.
• Medical Terminology & Documentation (Advanced): The ability to comprehend medical terminology and documentation in an office, or surgical setting.
• Compliance (Advanced): Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Independently delivers on objectives with understanding of how they impact the results of own area/team and other related teams.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes multiple sources of data to analyze and resolve complex problems; may take a new perspective on existing solution.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Has advanced knowledge within a professional area and basic knowledge across related areas.
• Team Interaction: Acts as a "go-to" resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small project teams.

Position Qualifications

• Responsibilities:
  • Reviews, accurately assigns, and abstracts diagnostic and procedural codes to encounters using designated coding classification independently.
  • Serves as a clinical coding subject matter expert.
• Experience Level: 4 years
• Education: High School Diploma or GED