R1 RCM is hiring work at home inpatient medical coders in the U.S. Shifts for these home-based positions are Monday to Friday during business hours.
The company provides its work at home coders with benefits, including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life and disability, a retirement savings plan, continuing training and development, and more.
From the company:
“The Inpatient Coder will be responsible for reviewing clinical documentation and diagnostic results as appropriate (i.e., to extract data and apply appropriate ICD-10-CM and PCS codes for billing, internal and external reporting, research, and regulatory compliance)… The successful candidate must have demonstrated exceptional inpatient coding and surgery coding proficiency.”
Requirements (from work-at-home job listing):
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Management with RHIA or RHIT and CCS credentials.
- Bachelor’s or Associates Degree with CCS credential is required.
- A minimum of seven (7) years of hospital inpatient coding experience is required.
- Extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS classification system and MS- DRG and APR-DRG methodologies is required.
- In-depth knowledge of medical terminology, human anatomy/physiology, pharmacology, and pathology is required.
- Expert and up-to-date knowledge of industry Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines along with CMS and other agency directives for ICD-10 coding.
- Must have proficient MS Office computer skills, specifically in Excel and knowledge of various coding software/platforms and EMRs.
- Must be detail-oriented and have the ability to work independently and maintain a high productivity rate and coding accuracy rate.
- Ability to interact with other employees through effective communication.
- Must be a self-starter.
Nice to have (from the listing):
- Two (2) years of inpatient coding audit experience is preferred.
- Experience in a large (> 500 beds) hospital or multi-hospital health system is preferred.
- Training in hospital Clinical Documentation Improvement is preferred.
- Experience as a Coding Consultant with a consulting firm is preferred.
These work at home medical coding positions offer opportunity for advancement with excellent performance.
If interested in learning more about these remote positions, please see the original work at home job listing. Good luck!
If you’d like to learn more about medical coding as a work at home career and how you can train online to be a home-based medical coder, read my earlier post – Train Online for a Work at Home Medical Coding Career.
