Overview:

The Nurse Coder Abstractor is responsible for conducting chart reviews for purposes of identifying, confirming, and/or documenting appropriate medical coding per Quality Outcomes and/or per ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accurately and efficiently conduct medical record review/abstraction services;

• Maintain accuracy and productivity standards on all assigned projects;
• Maintain ongoing communication with supervisor regarding issues/nuances that arise during review processes;
• Submit complete, timely and accurate information, as per protocol;
• Attend all department meetings and trainings as directed;
• Complete accuracy, and inter-rater reliability testing upon hire and on an ongoing basis as determined by Inovalon;

• Maintain appropriate certification/licensure as required in this position;
• Maintain compliance with Inovalon's policies, procedures and mission statement;
• Adhere to all confidentiality and HIPAA requirements as outlined within Inovalon's Operating Policies and Procedures in all ways and at all times with respect to any aspect of the data handled or services rendered in the undertaking of the position; and
• Fulfill those responsibilities and/or duties that may be reasonably provided by Inovalon for the purpose of achieving operational and financial success of the Employer.

Job Requirements:

THIS IS A PART-TIME POSITION - 24 Flex Hours per week

• RN or LPN (with at least 2 years of clinical experience);
• Appropriate certification/licensure as required in this position;
• Prefer experience in performing chart abstractions;
• Ability to handle and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines;
• Computer literate and detail oriented;

• Professionally skilled in verbal and written communication;
• Must have high speed internet access; and
• Successfully complete all job specific Inovalon training programs.

Education:

• Associate degree at a minimum preferred; and

• Maintain appropriate certification/licensure as required in this position.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Sedentary work (i.e., sitting for long periods of time);
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force;
• Frequently or constantly to lift, carry push, pull or otherwise move objects and repetitive motions;

• Subject to inside environmental conditions; and
• Travel for this position is expected to be less than 5%; typically for training purposes.