Coder, Hospital Inpatient

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🏰 Missouri – Remote

🏰 Missouri – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🏥 Medical Billing and Coding

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SSM Health

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1872

🏥 Healthcare

🤝 Non-profit

💰 Grant on 2023-12

Healthcare • Non-profit

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving communities across the U. S. Midwest through an integrated network of hospitals, clinics, and care services. With locations in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, SSM Health operates acute-care and specialty services (including teaching hospitals and level‑one trauma centers), emphasizes mission-driven, compassionate care, workforce development, and employee benefits, and supports flexible nursing and other clinical roles.

📋 Description

• Assign accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for inpatient hospital accounts • Coordinate with clinical documentation and quality teams to validate MSDRG, patient safety indicators, and hospital acquired conditions through physician documentation • Monitor assigned work queues to ensure records are charged in a timely manner • Generate coding queries to clarify physician documentation as needed • Stay current with changes in coding conventions and coding updates • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Associate's degree or equivalent experience • No experience required • Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) - AHIMA, or Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC) - AAPC, or Certified Professional Coder (CPC®) - AAPC, or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) - AHIMA, or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - AHIMA • Knowledge of inpatient hospital coding guidelines, clinical documentation, coding conventions, and coding updates • Frequent keyboard use/data entry • Ability to perform the listed physical requirements, including lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing up to 50 lbs occasionally and 0-25 lbs frequently

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid parental leave: one week for eligible team members for newborns or newly adopted children, pro-rated based on FTE • Flexible payment options through DailyPay, providing eligible hourly team members instant access to earned, unpaid base pay before payday; fees may apply • Upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members