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HIM - Inpatient Hospital Coder (Exp.)

• Baltimore, MD
• SINAI CORPORATE
• HLTH INFORMATION MNG
• Full-time - Day shift - 7:00am-3:30pm
• Professional
• 83546
• $21.06-$39.12 Experience based
• Posted: June 10, 2025

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Summary

REMOTE WORK OPPORTUNITY

COMPETITVE BENEFITS

ELIGIBLE SIGN-ON BONUS $10,000

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS - CCS with 5+ years’ experience or RHIT or RHIA

Acceptable remote locations : District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Join LifeBridge Health, a 6-time winner of 'Best Places to Work'!

• Competitive Benefits : Enjoy excellent health insurance, retirement plans, and more.
• Growth Opportunitie s: Advance your career with robust training and development programs.
• Flexible Work Option s: Coders are able to work remotely for a balanced lifestyle.
• AHIMA Membership : Gain valuable professional development resources through our membership.

Build a rewarding career with a leading healthcare organization.

JOB SUMMARY: Following established conventions and guidelines, codes and abstracts the medical records of inpatients. Groups codes to determine diagnosis related groupings (DRGs-CMS and/or APR). May be asked to code day surgery, emergency and outpatient records. Meets departmental accuracy and production standards.

  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Codes  Reviews medical records to determine the physicians diagnosis/procedures for the patient and assigns ICD-10CM/PCS codes to those diagnoses/procedures.
• Abstracts  predetermined information from inpatient, day surg, ER, and outpatient records and enters that information on to the medical record abstract.
• Communicate Assures that co-workers and management are well-informed and adequately prepared by communicating information relevant to the coding area or department.
• Researches  T o ensure that records are coded, grouped and abstracted properly.

REQUIREMENTS: Formal working knowledge; equivalent to an Associate's degree (2 years college); requires knowledge of a specialized field. 1-3 years of experience. Certifications - CCS with 5+ years experience or RHIT or RHIA.

 

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Additional Information

As one of the largest health care providers in Maryland, with 13,000 team members, We strive to CARE BRAVELY for over 1 million patients annually. LifeBridge Health includes Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Carroll Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital and Grace Medical Center, as well as our Community Physician Enterprise, Center for Hope, Practice Dynamics, and business partners: LifeBridge Health & Fitness, ExpressCare and HomeCare of Maryland.

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