Inpatient Coding Coordinator

Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We’re known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve…and for each other. Come join us! It’s the way you want to be treated.

Position Summary: Report directly to the Reimbursement/Coding Manager and serve as a subject matter expert for inpatient coding staff, coordinating the following:

• Daily organization, prioritization, and coordination of workflow activities for inpatient coding.
• Interact daily with CDI to ensure coordination of inpatient coding with CDI joint processes.
• Research and answer inpatient coder’s questions using official coding guidelines and use of 3M references.
• Perform inpatient coding audits.
• Perform accurate coding and abstracting for inpatient accounts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prioritize daily workload for inpatient coding staff and provide coverage for coding and abstracting job functions, as necessary.
• Work directly with the CDI, Case Management and Patient Account departments serving as educator/resource for coding accuracy.
• Interact with physicians, nursing and other allied ancillary departments as well as Document Imaging staff to ensure timely completion of coding.
• Facilitates staff training to ensure productivity and accuracy standards are met.
• Identify issues on unbilled inpatient accounts weekly and resolve.
• Monitor staff attendance, productivity, and accuracy standards.
• Process payroll weekly.
• Monitor inpatient accounts for patient status changes.
• Submit feedback for employee evaluations to manager.
• Perform quality assessment on coders monthly.
• Assist department management with special projects and reports as requested. Possess good initiative, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Promotes a clean and safe environment of care, utilizing the SAFE error prevention habits.
• Provide the highest standard of privacy and confidentiality in matters involving patients, coworkers, and the hospital by abiding by the Standards of Conduct.

Required qualifications, education and training:

• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) required.
• Two to three years related experience in an inpatient hospital medical record department.
• Extensive coding and auditing skills.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Record required, Cerner preferred, ICD10CM/PCS/coding system and MSDRG/APRDRG knowledge required.
• Ability to communicate effectively and excellent customer service skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of automated encoder system, 3M preferred.
• Excel experience preferred.
• Previous leadership experiences a plus.
• Previous experience using computer assisted coding (CAC) software a plus.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $31.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Hospital
• Hybrid remote

Work Location: Hybrid remote in New Lenox, IL 60451