HIM Coder II, Certified

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🌪️ Kansas – Remote

🌪️ Kansas – Remote

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Amberwell Health

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1912

🏥 Healthcare

Healthcare

Amberwell Health is an integrated regional healthcare system based in northeast Kansas that operates hospitals, clinics, and a range of clinical services aimed at sustaining and strengthening rural healthcare organizations. Amberwell provides emergency and inpatient care, primary care, maternal care, orthopedics and sports medicine, surgical care, radiology and imaging, pharmacy, rehabilitation, occupational health, and home health services across multiple locations (Atchison, Hiawatha, Lansing, Horton, Troy, and others). The organization runs community education, patient portal and billing services, and a foundation to support its mission.

📋 Description

• Review documentation in the electronic medical record and assign and sequence ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes • Follow AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding, ICD-10 Official Coding Guidelines, and other regulatory requirements • Code inpatient, observation, and surgical accounts • Apply Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) methodologies, including present on admission indicators • Analyze medical record documentation for complications and comorbidities • Perform physician queries and clarify documentation • Complete charge verification • Apply CPT, HCPCS, and modifier codes for outpatient claims • Work edits and denials through claim scrubber queues • Work as a team member and independently • Follow safe work practices and Amberwell procedures and policies

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum one year of inpatient and surgery coding experience • High school diploma • Graduate of a Medical Coding Program • One of the following required certifications: Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), or Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC) • Preferred: two years of progressive inpatient facility coding experience • Preferred: one year of orthopedic surgery coding experience • Preferred: graduate of a Health Information Technology program • Preferred: Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification • Ability to work as a member of a team and independently • Understanding of and adherence to safe work practices • Ability to follow established Amberwell procedures and policies