Certified Inpatient/Outpatient Medical Coder - Remote

Certified Inpatient/Outpatient Medical Coder - Remote

Jamison Professional Services, Inc. ("Jamison") is currently seeking a qualified and motivated candidate for the position of Certified Inpatient/Outpatient Medical Coder (Medical Records Technician).

Candidates must hold at least one current certification from AHIMA or AAPC, including:

• Registered Health Information Technician - RHIT
• Certified Coding Specialist - CCS
• Certified Coding SpecialistPhysician Based - CCS-P
• Registered Health Information Administrator - RHIA
• Certified Professional Coder - CPC

Candidates must provide documentation verifying their current certification. The Medical Records Technicians - Inpatient/Outpatient Coders will provide remote medical coding services in support of a federal healthcare client. The selected candidates will perform inpatient and outpatient medical records coding, coding validation, documentation review, provider queries, and related health information management functions. The work will support a large federal healthcare facility serving inpatient, outpatient, surgical, and specialty-care populations.

Responsibilities:

• Review complete electronic medical records for coding completeness, accuracy, and compliance.
• Review operative reports, anesthesia records, progress notes, discharge summaries, diagnostic reports, and other supporting documentation.
• Identify and assign appropriate principal and secondary diagnoses and procedures.
• Apply ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, HCPCS, Evaluation and Management, and other applicable coding standards.
• Ensure diagnoses and procedures are properly documented, coded, and sequenced.
• Identify complications, comorbid conditions, present-on-admission indicators, CC/MCC conditions, and other factors affecting reimbursement and reporting.
• Review inpatient and outpatient records across a wide range of medical specialties.
• Determine appropriate codes for routine, complex, new, or unusual diagnoses and procedures.
• Review documentation for multiple procedures, staged procedures, revisions, returns to the operating room, and device replacements.
• Apply MS-DRG logic and coding conventions to inpatient cases.
• Clarify and correct provider coding when necessary.
• Prepare compliant physician or clinician queries when documentation is conflicting, incomplete, or ambiguous.
• Communicate with providers through approved encrypted email and Government systems.
• Coordinate with Clinical Documentation Integrity personnel, medical claims personnel, Government auditors, and other healthcare team members.
• Maintain accurate diagnostic and procedural information used for clinical, statistical, billing, and reimbursement purposes.
• Complete assigned coding activities with at least 95% accuracy.
• Participate in audits, scheduled and unscheduled reviews, performance monitoring, corrective actions, and retraining when required.
• Provide reports and briefings to designated Government representatives as requested.
• Maintain current knowledge of CMS, VA, VHA, HIPAA, coding, billing, and regulatory requirements.
• Protect patient information and comply with all privacy, cybersecurity, and information-security requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• United States citizenship.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• At least three years of continuous medical coding experience.
• Coding experience in a hospital or healthcare facility with a large and diverse patient population.
• Demonstrated inpatient and outpatient medical coding experience.
• Ability to review and code complex medical, surgical, diagnostic, and procedural records.
• Knowledge of Oracle Cerner, 3M/Solventum, ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, E/M, and HCPCS

Location: This is an off-site, remote position using Government-approved remote-access methods. Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time