Benefits

• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
• $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
• Matching 401(k)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and Holiday pay

Pay Starting at: $22.66+ per hour based on experience

Northwestern Medicine is powered by a community of colleagues who are purpose-driven and committed to our mission to deliver world-class care. Here, you'll work alongside some of the best clinical talent in the nation leading the way in medical innovation and breakthrough research with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

We recognize where you've been, and we support where you're headed. We celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, which fuel our commitment to equity and culture of service.

Grow your career with comprehensive training and development opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support and student loan repayment.

• Create the life you envision for yourself with flexible work options, a Reimbursable Well-Being Fund and a Total Rewards package that support your physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being.
• Make a difference through volunteer opportunities we offer in local communities and drive inclusive change through our workforce-led resource groups.

From discovery to delivery, come help us shape the future of medicine.

Remote work from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, or Ohio

Description

The Inpatient Coder Associate reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Inpatient Coder Associate is the coding and reimbursement expert for ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding and ICD-10-PCS procedure coding for up to 3 day length of stay Obstetric and Newborn inpatient acute care discharges. This position has an understanding of disease process, anatomy/physiology, pharmacology and medical terminology.

The Inpatient Coder Associate understands IRF-PAI (Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument) guidelines. This individual must have a working knowledge of the IGC (Impairment Group Codes) and RIC (Rehabilitation Impairment Categories) as it relates to the primary diagnosis selection and claim reimbursement for acute rehab records.

This position is 100% remote. MUST RESIDE IN IL, IN, IA, OR WI.

Responsibilities:

• Utilizes technical coding expertise to assign appropriate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes to acute rehab cases and inpatient OB and Newborn discharges. Complexity is measured by a Case Mix Index (CMI) and IP Coder Associate's typically see average CMI's of 0.5759 with the OB and Newborn population. This index score demonstrates lower patient complexity and acuity.
• Utilizes expertise in clinical disease process and documentation, to assign Present on Admission (POA) values to all secondary diagnoses for quality metrics and reporting.
• Thoroughly reviews the provider notes within the health record and the Findings from the Clinical Documentation Nurse in the Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Department who concurrently reviewed the record and provide their clinical insight on the diagnoses for Inpatient Rehab patients only.
• Utilizes resources within CAC (Computerized Assisted Coding) software to efficiently review documentation and select or assign ICD-10-CM/PCS codes using autosuggestion or annotation features.
• Reviews Discharge Planning and nursing documentation to validate and correct when necessary, the Discharge Disposition which impacts reimbursement under Medicare's Post-Acute Transfer Policy.
• Utilizes IRF-PAI knowledge to identify appropriate Etiologic Diagnoses and Comorbid conditions on Rehab records.
• Collaborate with CDI and PPS concurrently with Rehab records since coding impacts patient's anticipated length of stay.
• Interprets health record documentation using knowledge of anatomy, physiology, clinical disease process, pharmacology, medical terminology to determine the Principal Diagnosis, secondary diagnoses and procedures.
• Follows the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, coding conventions and instructional notes to assign the appropriate diagnoses and procedures.
• Resolves Nosology Messages/Alerts and Coding Validation Warning/Errors.
• Meets established coding productivity and quality standards.

Qualifications

Required:

• RHIA, RHIT or CCS credential
• AHIMA membership

Preferred:

• Associate's degree in related field
• 1 year of inpatient coding experience in an acute healthcare setting that includes a teaching hospital.

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.