Inpatient Coding Specialist
Grand Rapids, MI
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OR send resume to mbs1@mgmtbsolutions.com
Summary:
Utilizes advanced knowledge and clinical expertise to direct efforts toward the improvement of clinical documentation through the roles of educator and consultant. They will also assists with facilitating improvement in the overall quality, completeness, and accuracy of medical record documentation.
Responsibilities:
- Through extensive interaction with physicians, nursing staff, and other patient caregivers, achieves appropriate clinical documentation to support the medical necessity and level of services rendered to all patients.
- Assists with development and delivery of education for all members of the patient care team on documentation guidelines, coding, and reimbursement issues on an ongoing basis.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science, Nursing (BSN) or Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management.
- 5 years HIM/inpatient coding experience
- Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Michigan or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).
- Three years clinically well-rounded medical or surgical acute care nursing experience or clinical quality management experience.
- Utilization management, patient outcomes management, risk management, and/or financial analysis experience required.
- Thorough knowledge of clinical documentation guidelines, policies and procedures and knowledge of DRG Coding.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters of Science or Masters of Science, Nursing, or Health Information preferred
- Critical care nursing experience preferred.
- Financial analysis billing or reimbursement experience preferred.
- 10 year’s experience in acute inpatient coding preferred.
