Job Description: Medical Coder

Employment Type: Full-time, Regular Employee

Work Shift: 1st Shift

Total Weekly Hours: 40

Location: 100% Remote

Current Remote Work Eligibility: Candidates must reside in AZ, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, KY, MD, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV.

Onsite Testing Requirement: All candidates must complete onsite testing in Marlton, NJ.

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Position Overview

Virtua Health is seeking a skilled Medical Coder to accurately code and abstract hospital medical records for diagnostic and procedural coding. This role is crucial in ensuring the accuracy of coding and abstracting, adhering to productivity standards, and collaborating with medical staff and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) staff to clarify documentation. The Medical Coder will maintain performance in accordance with corporate compliance requirements, including Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) assignment.

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Responsibilities

• Coding and Abstracting:
  • Accurately review medical records (Inpatient, Observation, Outpatient Surgery, Invasive Outpatients, and Emergency Department).
  • Utilize ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT-4, and encoder software to accurately code all significant diagnoses and procedures.
  • Adhere to American Hospital Association (AHA), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS), and hospital-specific guidelines and rules/conventions.
  • Sequence principal (or first-listed) diagnosis and principal procedures according to medical record documentation and UHDDS definitions.
• DRG Validation:
  • Utilize ongoing knowledge and reference materials regarding DRGs to validate DRG assignments.
• Data Abstraction:
  • Accurately utilize written federal and state regulations and guidelines for data element definitions and prioritization to ensure database uniformity.
  • Verify and/or abstract required data into the computer system according to established procedures.
  • Abstracts data for Inpatient, Observation, Outpatient Surgery, Invasive Outpatients, and Emergency Department records.
• Efficiency and Compliance:
  • Utilize equipment and processes appropriately to ensure efficient coding and abstracting.
  • Utilize established downtime procedures as needed.
  • Participate in maintaining DNB and accounts receivable goals.
  • Maintain department-level competencies.
  • Participate in performance improvement activities.

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About Virtua Health

Virtua Health is dedicated to serving the community by providing exceptional care in all moments that matter. We strive to connect individuals with the care they need, from wellness and prevention to specialized and life-changing treatments. As a Magnet-recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report, Virtua Health comprises over 14,000 colleagues, including more than 2,850 physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. We are equipped with the latest technologies and treatments to deliver exceptional care close to home.

Virtua Health operates five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and over 280 other locations. We are committed to community well-being through programs like Eat Well, telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, and paramedic programs. We also have affiliations with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics.

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Application Instructions

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