医疗编码员（住院部）
Medical Coder (Inpatient)
职位概述
职位概述：
地点：100% 远程（仅限美国），支持VISN 7区域的VA医疗中心
薪资：25.00美元/小时-30.00美元/小时
期限：12个月基础期，加上四个12个月的可选期
职位简介
Aptive Resources 正在招聘有经验的住院编码员，以支持乔治亚州、阿拉巴马州和南卡罗来纳州 VA 医疗中心的健康信息管理服务（HIMS）。你可以在家对退伍军人的住院情况进行编码，使用 VA 的电子健康记录。VA 预计在亚特兰大、伯明翰、奥古斯塔、查尔斯顿和中央阿拉巴马的设施中每年会有约 15,000 个住院病例。
主要职责
你将负责
- 在 CPRS 中审查住院病历，并准确分配 ICD-10-CM 和 ICD-10-PCS 编码及 DRG。
- 根据 VHA 手册 1907.03 和 1907.04 完成患者治疗文件（PTF）事务（101、401、501、601、701/702 和 801）。
- 提取所需数据并通过 VA 认可的编码器输入到 VistA 中。
- 判断一个病例是否可以计费，并在不能计费时记录原因（例如，因与服役相关的状况或橙剂暴露而接受的护理）。
- 根据合作方指南、AHA 编码诊所和编码指南的 VHA 手册进行编码。当它们发生冲突时，VHA 指导优先。
- 排除属于已确诊诊断的一部分的症状，以及不影响当前护理的发现。
- 将关于矛盾、不明确或不完整的文档的问题发送给你的主管。
- 当 VA 对你的编码提出质疑时，在计费前或索赔被拒后重新审查你的编码记录，然后更正编码或用编码参考资料支持它。
- 保持至少 95% 的准确性，并满足每个设施的处理时间要求。
最低资格要求
必备资格
- 持有有效的 RHIA、RHIT、CCS 或 CPC-H 资格认证。此职位优先考虑 CCS 认证。
- 至少 2 年的近期住院机构编码经验，包括 ICD-10-PCS 和 DRG 分配。
- 完成经认可的编码、HIM 或健康信息技术人员课程。
- 具有解剖学和生理学、医学术语、病理生理学、药理学和报销方法的正式培训。
- 熟练使用行业标准的编码器，如 3M 或 Optum。
- 美国公民身份，能够通过联邦背景调查（NACI）和指纹识别。
- 有私人、安全的家庭工作空间，且具备可靠的高速互联网连接。
优选资格
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Job Summary
Job Summary:
Location: 100% remote (US only), supporting VA medical centers in VISN 7 Pay: 25.00/hr-30.00/hr · Term: 12-month base period plus four 12-month option periods
About the role
Aptive Resources is hiring experienced inpatient coders to support the Health Information Management Service (HIMS) at Veterans Affairs medical centers across Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. You'll code inpatient admissions for Veterans from home, using the VA's electronic health record. The VA expects about 15,000 inpatient episodes a year across the Atlanta, Birmingham, Augusta, Charleston, and Central Alabama facilities.
Primary Responsibilities
What you'll do
- Review inpatient records in CPRS and assign accurate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes and DRGs.
- Complete Patient Treatment File (PTF) transactions (101, 401, 501, 601, 701/702, and 801) according to VHA Handbook 1907.03 and 1907.04.
- Abstract the required data and enter it in VistA through the VA-approved encoder.
- Decide whether an episode is billable, and record the reason when it isn't (for example, care for a service-connected condition or Agent Orange exposure).
- Code according to the Cooperating Parties' guidelines, AHA Coding Clinic, and the VHA Handbook for Coding Guidelines. VHA guidance takes priority when they conflict.
- Exclude symptoms that are part of a confirmed diagnosis, and findings that don't affect current care.
- Send questions about conflicting, unclear, or incomplete documentation to your supervisor.
- Re-review your coded records when the VA questions them before billing or after a claim is denied, then correct the codes or back them up with coding references.
- Maintain at least 95% accuracy and meet each facility's turnaround times.
Minimum Qualifications
Required qualifications
- An active RHIA, RHIT, CCS, or CPC-H credential. CCS is preferred for this role.
- At least 2 years of recent inpatient facility coding experience, including ICD-10-PCS and DRG assignment.
- Completion of an accredited coding, HIM, or health information technician program.
- Formal training in anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and reimbursement methods.
- Proficiency with an industry-standard encoder, such as 3M or Optum.
- US citizenship, and the ability to pass a federal background investigation (NACI) and fingerprinting.
- A private, secure home workspace with reliable high-speed internet.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with VA systems, including VistA, CPRS, and the PTF.
- Experience coding for an acute care hospital or academic medical center.
- Experience with CDI queries or responding to claim denials.
Additional requirements
- Complete the VA's annual Privacy and Information Security Awareness and HIPAA training (TMS 10176 and 10203) before starting, and once a year after that.
- Follow AHIMA's Standards of Ethical Coding and VA confidentiality rules.
- Aptive provides the laptop, encoder, and reference materials.
About Aptive
Arrow ARC supports Veterans Health Administration facilities and offices across the U.S. with health care staffing and program support via the 10-year Integrated Critical Staffing Program (ICSP). We provide staffing solutions to address critical shortages in VHA medical facilities caused by turnover, recruitment issues, seasonal needs, surges or emergencies.
Arrow is a certified Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business joint venture between Artemis ARC and Aptive Resources, two award-winning companies that share an agile, mission-focused, results driven approach in the federal sector. Arrow provides management consulting services and specializes in working with federal government agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs and Office of Personnel Management.
EEO Statement
Aptive is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected class.
Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply.
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