Hospital Based Inpatient Coder III – HIM

Memorial Healthcare System is hiring a part-time Hospital Based Inpatient Coder III within our Health Information Management (HIM) department in Miramar, Florida — a remote-eligible, day-shift role for an experienced inpatient coder who takes pride in precision and compliance.

About the Role

As a Hospital Based Inpatient Coder III, you will work within an electronic medical record and a computerized encoder to assign and sequence diagnosis and procedure codes, along with present-on-admission (POA) indicators, for inpatient encounters. Every code you apply is grounded in the medical record documentation and aligned with Official Coding Guidelines, CMS regulations, encoder software guidance, and HIM policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and validate Admission-Discharge-Transfer (ADT) data, abstracting discharge disposition, physicians, procedure dates, and POA indicators.
• Examine inpatient records to assign and sequence appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes using encoder software.
• Evaluate MS-DRG and APR-DRG groupings to confirm accurate code assignment.
• Generate physician queries to validate pathological findings and request clinical validation queries for Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) review.
• Monitor inpatient coding work queues daily, resolving edits, corrections, internal audits, and external denials, and notifying billing as needed.
• Meet MHS quality and productivity benchmarks and submit a daily productivity report by the defined deadline.
• Safeguard patient confidentiality per MHS standards and regulatory requirements, and maintain certification through ongoing education.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent (required).
• Certified Coding Associate (CCA) through AHIMA; RHIT, RHIA, or CCS credentials are also recognized.
• Three years of inpatient coding experience in a hospital setting, or completion of the MHS coder intern program.
• Strong critical thinking, sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Comfort using a computerized encoder and electronic medical record system in a fast-paced environment.

About Memorial Healthcare System

At Memorial Healthcare System, we are committed to advancing the health, well-being, and quality of life of every person in our care — the heart of what we call The Memorial Experience. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workplace diversity, recruiting and promoting qualified candidates without regard to any factor protected by law, and we extend Veteran's Preference to those who have served.

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