Inpatient Medical Coder

Career Opportunity

ABOUT YOU

You are an experienced Inpatient Medical Coder, looking for meaningful work and to be part of a team of high performing coding professionals. You want to work from home, and you have clinical coding experience, thrive in a challenging environment, and are motivated by financial incentives. If you can put your signature on this, we can't wait to hear from you!

• Tell us about your experience with Inpatient Medical Coding.
• Are you a team player and a self-motivator?
• What is your experience with conducting business in a way that is a credit to a company?
• We're looking for someone UNCOMMON. What is uncommon about you?
• Are you highly committed? Are you team-oriented? Do you value professionalism, trust, honesty, and integrity? If so, we can't wait to meet you.

ABOUT THE JOB

The people you will work with are exceptional. Here is what you can look forward to, and why you'll LOVE YOUR MONDAYS.

• Reviews entire current electronic medical record for pertinent diagnoses and procedures.

• Assigns diagnoses and procedure codes on inpatient records in accordance with established organization guidelines.

• Uses ICD-10 coding methodologies following Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting using encoding software.

• Queries physicians to clarify documentation needed for coding purposes per established departmental policy.

• Performs abstraction of clinical and demographic data as pertinent to the account requirements.

• Participates in documentation improvement program using 3M software and communicating with Clinical Documentation Specialist regarding DRG assignment.

• Position requires excellent computer/communication skills for provider and staff interactions.
• Knowledge of anatomy/physiology and disease process, medical terminology, coding guidelines, documentation requirements, familiarity with medications and reimbursement guidelines
• Candidate must have ability to handle multiple projects and appropriately prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Candidate must have excellent organizational skills, able to understand and follow individual client Standard Operating Procedures
• Candidate must have at least three years inpatient DRG experience at a Level I academic medical facility.
• Client required pre-employment coding skills testing

EPIC or Cerner Experience preferred. 3M 360 CAC experience required

ABOUT THE BENEFITS

We're proud to put our signature on each one of our employees. When you are a member of Signature Performance, you are a part of a solutions-based organization where the values of passion, integrity, courage, and respect are the driving forces behind all our decision-making. We trust in you to do important work and bring the best version of yourself to work every day, so we want to help you achieve a work-life balance while consistently challenging yourself.

Signature believes in fully developing each one of our Associates. We deliver a performance-driven atmosphere with competitive pay, world-class training and development classes, resources, and events, an award-winning culture where everyone thrives, and so much more.

• Fully Paid Health insurance for our associates
• Fully Paid Life Insurance
• Fully Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Professional Development and Tuition Assistance Program
• 401(k) program with employer match
• Free monthly continuing education credits
• Performance Bonuses
• Referral bonuses
• Fully Remote
• No Weekends

ABOUT US

You are uncommon. We are, too. We are looking for people to help us in our mission of working hard at lowering healthcare administrative costs for federal government agencies, payers, and providers. At Signature, our mission is to improve the health of our clients' business and make the lives of the people we work with better. As we continue to experience exponential growth, are looking for uncommon individuals to enhance our vision. We will continue to accomplish our mission by leading with our values of Passion, Courage, Integrity, and Respect in all interactions, making us a seven-time Best Places to Work organization. We need uncommon leaders with uncommon qualities to shape our uncommon culture and achieve our uncommon mission.

Certifications/Licensure:

Certification must be granted by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and/or the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)

Current AAPC or AHIMA coding certification required:

• Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT)
• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC)