Health Information Management Coder Senior

Job Description Summary: *CHRISTUS Health System offers the Inpatient Coder position as a remote opportunity.
Candidate must reside in the states of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico to further be considered for this position.
* Responsible for the thorough and accurate coding of diseases and procedures of each inpatient record through the use of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding manual, 3M 360.
Encoder.
Responsible for retrospective queries to the appropriate physicians for clarification of conflicting and or ambiguous diagnosis.
Responsible for thorough knowledge of Epic.
Works closely with CDI team to ensure documentation specificity is captured in order to accurately reflect severity of illness and risk of mortality.
Requirements: CCS required RHIT or RHIA preferred HS Diploma required Associates or Bachelor's Degree in HIM 3 years IP coding experience in hospital acute care coding environment and hospital outpatient coding environment Epic experience Work Type: Per Diem As Needed Req.
No 135482 Job Title Health Information Management Coder Senior Market CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Category Revenue Cycle Facility CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Tyler Address 800 East Dawson Street Tyler, TX 75701 US Type PRN