RI Coder II

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

Job Summary

• Assigns appropriate codes to a limited amount of patient types.
• Abstracts critical information and enters data into hospital information system.
• Monitors accounts "in process" for diagnosis to assure daily DNFB standard is met.
• Maintains high level of coding expertise.
• Remote coding placement.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Ability to abstract health information utilizing current coding guidelines on various patient types.

Education

• Bachelors of Science or Associates in Applied Arts/Science or equivalent years of experience. Actively seek to obtain certification with American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) and/or Registration with American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC) as a Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC) or other equivalent coding certification.

Experience

• Minimum of one year of professional coding experience required.