Inpatient Coder

9100 West 74th Street, Merriam, KS 66204

Top Reasons to Work At AdventHealth Shawnee Mission

• Received Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in January 2019
• Providing faith-based, whole person care to Kansas City since 1962
• Excellent health benefits, an onsite childcare center and fitness facility  
• Tuition reimbursement to support continuing education
• Employee Referral Program
• Largest health care provider in Johnson County with three campuses

Full Time Days

• Assigns and sequences ICD9-CM/CPT/HCPCS codes to diagnoses and procedures from documented information in the medical record.
• Assures the final diagnoses and operative procedures as stated by the physician and other healthcare provider are valid and complete.
• Reviews medical records to identify secondary complications and co-morbid conditions.
• Codes and abstracts all necessary information with most accurately describes each documented diagnoses and procedures according to established HIM guidelines and AHIMA code of Ethics.
• Able to communicate precisely with medical staff and other healthcare providers when querying information regarding diagnoses and procedures.
• Checks charges to make sure they are accurate and complete.
• Sends Discern Notification messages to appropriate departments when charges are missing or incorrect.
• Assures all Medicare edits are addressed by adding appropriate modifiers, if appropriate.
• Meets coding productivity standards as outlined by department guidelines.
• Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association.