Overview
Tenet Healthcare is a community built on care, with a long history of serving patients and communities through hospitals, outpatient centers, and healthcare services.
Position summary
The Inpatient Corporate Coding Coordinator works under the supervision of the Corporate Coding Managers to review and resolve coding holds, second-level coding reviews, and post-coding/post-billing edit issues. The role also supports new coder onboarding, provides coding education and feedback, and assists with coding questions, audits, and department inquiries.
Responsibilities
- Review daily DNSP reports and address coding coordinator code holds
- Provide coders with education and guidance based on secondary-level review findings
- Work coding and billing editor worklists within Rapid Response
- Review DRG downgrade cases, denial letters, claims, appeal writing, and rebilling
- Support onboarding of new coding staff and conduct system training and pre-bill audit reviews
- Complete departmental requests from DRA, Quality, Internal Audit, and others
- Complete working DR reviews at the end of the month
- Help managers maintain expected DNFC targets
Requirements & Qualifications
Required qualifications
- 3 to 5 years of acute hospital coding experience
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to analyze coding-related reports and take action
- Associate degree in Health Information Management
- RHIT or CCS certification
Preferred qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a large, complex, multi-system acute care hospital organization
- Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management
- RHIA and CCS certification
Benefits & Perks
Compensation and benefits
- Pay: $30.00 to $45.00 per hour
- Potential signing bonus for qualified new hires
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, AD&D, and life insurance
- Paid time off, including vacation and sick leave
- Discretionary 401(k) match
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Health savings accounts and healthcare/dependent flexible spending accounts
- Voluntary benefits, including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare, and auto/home insurance
- Colorado paid leave in accordance with the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act
Location
Dallas, Texas, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Intermediate Level
Remote work allowed
Yes
Posted
3 days ago