HCC Coder - Medical Records Coding

Company Overview

HealthCare Support Staffing, Inc. (HSS), is a proven industry-leading national healthcare recruiting and staffing firm. HSS has a proven history of placing talented healthcare professionals in clinical and non-clinical positions with some of the largest and most prestigious healthcare facilities including: Fortune 100 Health Plans, Mail Order Pharmacies, Medical Billing Centers, Hospitals, Laboratories, Surgery Centers, Private Practices, and many other healthcare facilities throughout the United States. HealthCare Support Staffing maintains strong relationships with top providers in healthcare and can assure healthcare professionals they will receive fast access to great career opportunities that best fit their expertise.

Job Description

Are you an experienced Inpatient Medical Coder looking for a new opportunity with a prestigious healthcare company? Do you have inpatient or DRG coding experience?

• Assign appropriate DRG grouping according to diagnoses specified in the record by the treating physician(s) and in keeping with regulatory requirements
• Utilizes encoders and various coding resources
• Conducts peer reviews to ensure compliance with coding guidelines and provides reports to manager /leader as directed
• Maintains strict patient and physician confidentiality and follows all federal, state and hospital guidelines for release of information
• Maintains current working knowledge of ICD-9 coding principles, government regulation, protocols
• Provides first tier complicating conditions are appropriate and documented in medical records
• Provides first tier that DRG grouping is appropriate based on documented diagnosis and procedures
• Provides first tier accuracy of original claim allowance utilizing client’s base rates, relative weights, and other reimbursement exceptions

Monday - Friday 8:00 AM- 5:00 PM

Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma

Experience: 1+ years inpatient/DRG coding experience