Category: Coder
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Services
Department: HIM - Coding Quality
Salary: $75,597.00 - $117,458.00 per year
Location: System Business Office, 2 Crescent Place, Oceanport, NJ 07757
Job Title: Inpatient Coding Quality Officer III - (Medicare)
Location: Barnabas Health Corp
Department: HIM - Coding Quality
Req#: 0000183242
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Salary Range: $75,597.00 - $117,458.00 Annual
Pay Transparency:
The above reflects the anticipated salaried range for this position if hired to work.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Job Overview:
The Quality Officer 3 is responsible for ensuring accuracy and integrity of ICD-10-CM/PCS coding and DRG assignment for inpatient Medicare encounters. This requires critical thinking and a higher level skill set due to the complexity and risk relative to Medicare patients. Quality Officer 3 must also sustain an excellent organizational average accuracy rate. Adherance to applicable Federal and State Regulations, Compliance Guidelines, and Coding Guidelines set forth by RWJBH, American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) must be maintained.
Qualifications:
Required:
Bachelor s degree or equivalent in experience. 5+ years acute care coding and/or auditing experience with a concentration on inpatient Medicare records is required with a Bachelor s degree. 9+ years acute coding and/or auditing experience required without a Bachelor s degree.Extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT coding, medical terminology, human anatomy and physiology, clinical indicators associated with disease processes and phar