THIS POSITION IS A REMOTE ROLE
Job Description
Conducts audits of Acute Inpatient coded charts to ensure the diagnostic information leading to the assignment can be substantiated by the documentation in the Medical Record.
Job Responsibility
- Leverages clinical expertise to identify and validate DRG code assignment
- Full review of CDI suggested code changes
- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of coding guidelines and principals; performs coding audits for optimization.
- Audits and reviews Medicare/non-Medicare charts to ensure that proper standards are maintained in compliance with Federal and State regulations.
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Preferred Skills
- Hospital coding and auditing experience
- DRG (diagnosis-related groups) Validation
- ICD-10-CM coding and ICD-10-PCS coding
- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Bachelor's Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Current License to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed. Current license by their home state.
- Must have a current coding credential: AHIMA CCS or AAPC CPC-I
- Must have 1-3 years of IP DRG Validation experience in a production environment
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).