CVP is seeking Medical Records Technicians (Inpatient/Outpatient Coders) to provide medical coding services in support of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, Illinois.
This is a fully remote position with working hours of Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM CST. The FHCC serves more than 75,000 Veterans from northeastern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin, with 354 inpatient beds and approximately 215,000 inpatient admissions and outpatient visits annually.
Responsibilities include:
- Review provider medical record coding for completeness and accuracy, and clarify or correct coding as needed.
- Query providers using encrypted Outlook email and the Provider Query Foundation OneNote to ensure accurate coding in compliance with VHA HIM Practice Brief standards.
- Abstract medical, surgical, laboratory, pharmaceutical, radiologic, demographic, social, and administrative data from the medical record.
- Identify, document, sequence, and code diagnoses and procedures accurately.
- Determine appropriate codes for routine, new, and unusual diagnoses and procedures not clearly listed in ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS.
- Ensure medical records are fully reviewed so that conditions and care rendered are properly documented, coded, and sequenced in accordance with coding compliance guidelines and the National Correct Coding Initiative.
- Confirm physician documentation supports coded diagnoses and procedures, contacting clinicians when needed.
- Concurrently code inpatient encounters when not completing discharged cases, for inpatient coders.
- Use encrypted Outlook email and 3M/Solventum 360 for clarification of conflicting or ambiguous information.
- Maintain coding accuracy at 95% or greater.
- Maintain diagnostic and procedural statistics to support appropriate reimbursement from third-party payers.
- Stay current on regulatory changes affecting coded information from CMS and other regulatory bodies.
- Comply with HIPAA, VHA Coding Guidelines, and applicable civilian and VA directives, including Joint Commission, AMA, AHA, and CMS standards.
- Protect privacy and confidentiality of patient records and sensitive information.
Requirements & Qualifications
Qualifications
- Ability to successfully undergo a government-sponsored background investigation.
- U.S. citizenship required.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in health information technology, health information management, or a related field with at least 12 semester hours in health information technology/health information management; bachelor's degree preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years of continuous coding experience in a facility serving a patient population equal to or exceeding the VA's current patient population.
- Active certification in at least one of the following:
- RHIT (AHIMA)
- CCS or CCS-P (AHIMA)
- RHIA (AHIMA)
- CPC (AAPC)
- Knowledge of Oracle Cerner, 3M/Solventum, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, Evaluation and Management coding, and HCPCS.
- Strong knowledge of MS-DRG logic, CC/MCC capture, POA indicators, and NCCI guidelines.
- Familiarity with medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, and healthcare documentation standards.
- Experience with inpatient surgical coding, including multiple procedures, staged procedures, revisions, returns to OR, and device replacements, preferred.
- Prior VA or federal healthcare system coding experience preferred.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation and benefits
- Hourly pay: $30.00/hr
- Health & Wellness (H&W): $5.09/hr
- H&W is prorated based on enrollment in offered benefits, including automatic enrollment in employer-paid plans.
Location
Illinois, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Senior
Remote work allowed
Yes
Posted
3 weeks ago
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