Clinical Coder - Acute Care

Hi Aleem ,

My name is Sonali and I am a Recruiter- Healthcare at eTeam Inc . eTeam is a global contingency staffing firm servicing fortune 1000 clients across North America, Europe, and Asia. We have an excellent job opportunity with one of our clients. Please allow me to reiterate that I chose to contact you either because your resume had been posted to one of the job boards to which we subscribe, or you had previously submitted your resume to eTeam Inc. I wanted to connect with you to see if you are looking for a new employment opportunity or are open to a new opportunity in near future.

Job Title: Clinical Coder - Acute Care

Location: Charlotte,NC

Duration : Permanent

100% Remote

"Reviews clinical documentation and diagnostic results as appropriate to extract abstract data and apply appropriate ICD-9-CM/ICD10-CM/PCS and CPT 4 codes for reimbursement and external reporting, research, regulatory compliance, medical necessity, CCI, NCCI and any other regulatory edits. Code and abstract medical records of high complexity within the Primary Enterprise acute care facilities. Reviews medical records of high complexity to identify the appropriate principal diagnosis and procedure codes, all other appropriate secondary diagnoses and procedure codes. Assign and present on Admission, Hospital Acquired Condition and Core Measure Indicators for all diagnosis codes.

Facilitates appropriate MS-DRG for inpatient medical records and appropriate APC assignment for outpatient medical records using UHDDS and other facility guidelines.

Demonstrates the technical competence to use the facility encoder as it interfaces with the hospital mainframe and/or EMR in an on-site or remote setting.

Reviews charges and Evaluation and Management levels.

Demonstrates proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications and in using required computer systems with minimal assistance.

Abstracts coded data and other pertinent fields in the hospital electronic health record.

Ensures the accuracy of data input.

Meets established quality and productivity standards.

Facilitates peer review and training for all Acute Clinical Coders in the coding department. Provides support to management.

Stay abreast of coding principles and regulatory guidelines related to inpatient and/or outpatient coding."

Must be able to concentrate and sit for long periods of time while reviewing electronic health records. Daily and weekly deadlines must be met in a fast paced office environment and/or at home environment.

If you are interested, qualified, available, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please call me ASAP at (732) 290-4745 even if we have spoken recently about a different position. If you do respond via e-mail please include a daytime phone number so I can reach you.