{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"438fca56ffcefdd5d1e2b8ef","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/438fca56ffcefdd5d1e2b8ef","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/438fca56ffcefdd5d1e2b8ef","title":"Inpatient Coder","description":"At Houston Methodist, the Inpatient Coder position is responsible for ensuring diagnostic and procedure codes are assigned accurately to inpatient encounters based upon documentation within the electronic medical record while maintaining compliance with established rules and regulatory guidelines.\nFLSA STATUS\nNon-exempt\n\nQUALIFICATIONS\n\nEDUCATION\nAssociate’s degree or higher in a CAHIIM accredited program or additional two years of experience (in addition to the minimum experience requirements listed below) in lieu of degree\n\nEXPERIENCE\nOne year of relevant inpatient coding experience or successful completion of the Houston Methodist Coding Apprentice Program or Outpatient to Inpatient Coder Transition Program\n\nLICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS\nRequired\nMust have one of the following: • RHIT - Certified Health Information Technician (AHIMA) • RHIA - Registered Health Information Administrator (AHIMA) • CCS - Certified Coding Specialist (AHIMA)\n\nSKILLS AND ABILITIES\nDemonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations\nSufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security\nAbility to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles\nKnowledge of coding classification systems, DRG and APC systems, official coding guidelines and coding compliance\nKnowledge of an electronic medical record and imaging systems preferred\nWorking knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology\nProficiency with electronic encoder application preferred\nExtensive PC knowledge - must be able to work effectively in common office software, coding software and abstracting systems\n\nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\n\nPEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nInteracts and communicates effectively with members of the coding team and the appropriate stakeholders.\nParticipates and provides good feedback during coding section meetings and coding education inservices as well as takes initiative to assist others and shares knowledge with the appropriate stakeholders.\n\nSERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nResponds promptly to internal and external customer requests. Responds promptly and appropriately to requests to code or review coded accounts for accuracy.\nInitiates queries with physicians to obtain or clarify diagnoses and/or procedures as appropriate, utilizing the established physician query process.\n\nQUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nMaintains and achieves the highest standards of coding quality by assigning accurate/ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS codes utilizing an electronic encoder application in accordance with hospital policy and regulatory body guidelines.\nMaintains and achieves department standards of abstracting quality by reviewing accurate discharge disposition entered by nursing and corrects if necessary in order to achieve the highest quality of entered data. Assigns and enters physician identification number and procedure date correctly in the medical record abstracting system.\nReviews medical record documentation and abstracts data into the encoder and EPIC/Electronic Health Record (EHR) to determine principal or final diagnosis, co-morbid conditions and complications, secondary conditions and procedures. Utilizes all tools/ resources for accuracy.\nComplies with the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and adheres to official guidelines.\n\nFINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nUtilizes time effectively. Consistently codes and abstracts at departmental standards of productivity while ensuring accuracy of coding.\nSupports meeting organizational goal for Accounts Receivables (AR) associated with uncoded accounts.\nMaintains coding timeframes within established departmental standards by ensuring all work items assigned to the coding queues are processed in a timely manner.\n\nGROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nCritically evaluates her or his own performance, accepts constructive criticism, and looks for ways to improve.\nDisplays initiative to improve relative to job function. Contributes ideas to help improve quality of coding data and abstracting data.\n\nSUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS\n\nWORK ATTIRE\nUniform: No\nScrubs: No\nBusiness professional: Yes\nOther (department approved): No\nON-CALL*\nNote that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.\nOn Call* No\nTRAVEL** **Travel specifications may vary by department**\nMay require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes\nMay require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes\nQUALIFICATIONS\n\nEDUCATION\nAssociate’s degree or higher in a CAHIIM accredited program or additional two years of experience (in addition to the minimum experience requirements listed below) in lieu of degree\n\nEXPERIENCE\nOne year of relevant inpatient coding experience or successful completion of the Houston Methodist Coding Apprentice Program or Outpatient to Inpatient Coder Transition Program\n\nLICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS\nRequired Must have one of the following: • RHIT - Certified Health Information Technician (AHIMA) • RHIA - Registered Health Information Administrator (AHIMA) • CCS - Certified Coding Specialist (AHIMA)\n\nCompany Profile:\nHouston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. The health system consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the Texas Medical Center, seven community hospitals and one long-term acute care hospital throughout the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Houston Methodist also includes a research institute; a comprehensive residency program; international patient services; freestanding comprehensive care clinics, emergency care and imaging centers; and outpatient facilities. Come lead with us!\nHouston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.","company":"Houston Methodist","rawCompany":"houston methodist","city":"Texas","state":"PA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-16T17:59:23.707Z","occupations":[{"code":"29-9021.00","title":"Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars","slug":"health-information-technologists-and-medical-registrars"},{"code":"29-2072.00","title":"Medical Records Specialists","slug":"medical-records-specialists"},{"code":"15-1211.01","title":"Health Informatics Specialists","slug":"health-informatics-specialists"}],"industries":[{"code":"622110","title":"General Medical and Surgical Hospitals","slug":"general-medical-and-surgical-hospitals"},{"code":"622310","title":"Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals","slug":"specialty-except-psychiatric-and-substance-abuse-hospitals"},{"code":"621999","title":"All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services","slug":"all-other-miscellaneous-ambulatory-health-care-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Inpatient Coder","description":"At Houston Methodist, the Inpatient Coder position is responsible for ensuring diagnostic and procedure codes are assigned accurately to inpatient encounters based upon documentation within the electronic medical record while maintaining compliance with established rules and regulatory guidelines.\nFLSA STATUS\nNon-exempt\n\nQUALIFICATIONS\n\nEDUCATION\nAssociate’s degree or higher in a CAHIIM accredited program or additional two years of experience (in addition to the minimum experience requirements listed below) in lieu of degree\n\nEXPERIENCE\nOne year of relevant inpatient coding experience or successful completion of the Houston Methodist Coding Apprentice Program or Outpatient to Inpatient Coder Transition Program\n\nLICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS\nRequired\nMust have one of the following: • RHIT - Certified Health Information Technician (AHIMA) • RHIA - Registered Health Information Administrator (AHIMA) • CCS - Certified Coding Specialist (AHIMA)\n\nSKILLS AND ABILITIES\nDemonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations\nSufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security\nAbility to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles\nKnowledge of coding classification systems, DRG and APC systems, official coding guidelines and coding compliance\nKnowledge of an electronic medical record and imaging systems preferred\nWorking knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology\nProficiency with electronic encoder application preferred\nExtensive PC knowledge - must be able to work effectively in common office software, coding software and abstracting systems\n\nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\n\nPEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nInteracts and communicates effectively with members of the coding team and the appropriate stakeholders.\nParticipates and provides good feedback during coding section meetings and coding education inservices as well as takes initiative to assist others and shares knowledge with the appropriate stakeholders.\n\nSERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nResponds promptly to internal and external customer requests. Responds promptly and appropriately to requests to code or review coded accounts for accuracy.\nInitiates queries with physicians to obtain or clarify diagnoses and/or procedures as appropriate, utilizing the established physician query process.\n\nQUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nMaintains and achieves the highest standards of coding quality by assigning accurate/ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS codes utilizing an electronic encoder application in accordance with hospital policy and regulatory body guidelines.\nMaintains and achieves department standards of abstracting quality by reviewing accurate discharge disposition entered by nursing and corrects if necessary in order to achieve the highest quality of entered data. Assigns and enters physician identification number and procedure date correctly in the medical record abstracting system.\nReviews medical record documentation and abstracts data into the encoder and EPIC/Electronic Health Record (EHR) to determine principal or final diagnosis, co-morbid conditions and complications, secondary conditions and procedures. Utilizes all tools/ resources for accuracy.\nComplies with the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and adheres to official guidelines.\n\nFINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nUtilizes time effectively. Consistently codes and abstracts at departmental standards of productivity while ensuring accuracy of coding.\nSupports meeting organizational goal for Accounts Receivables (AR) associated with uncoded accounts.\nMaintains coding timeframes within established departmental standards by ensuring all work items assigned to the coding queues are processed in a timely manner.\n\nGROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nCritically evaluates her or his own performance, accepts constructive criticism, and looks for ways to improve.\nDisplays initiative to improve relative to job function. Contributes ideas to help improve quality of coding data and abstracting data.\n\nSUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS\n\nWORK ATTIRE\nUniform: No\nScrubs: No\nBusiness professional: Yes\nOther (department approved): No\nON-CALL*\nNote that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.\nOn Call* No\nTRAVEL** **Travel specifications may vary by department**\nMay require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes\nMay require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes\nQUALIFICATIONS\n\nEDUCATION\nAssociate’s degree or higher in a CAHIIM accredited program or additional two years of experience (in addition to the minimum experience requirements listed below) in lieu of degree\n\nEXPERIENCE\nOne year of relevant inpatient coding experience or successful completion of the Houston Methodist Coding Apprentice Program or Outpatient to Inpatient Coder Transition Program\n\nLICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS\nRequired Must have one of the following: • RHIT - Certified Health Information Technician (AHIMA) • RHIA - Registered Health Information Administrator (AHIMA) • CCS - Certified Coding Specialist (AHIMA)\n\nCompany Profile:\nHouston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. The health system consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the Texas Medical Center, seven community hospitals and one long-term acute care hospital throughout the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Houston Methodist also includes a research institute; a comprehensive residency program; international patient services; freestanding comprehensive care clinics, emergency care and imaging centers; and outpatient facilities. Come lead with us!\nHouston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.","datePosted":"2026-07-16T17:59:23.707Z","dateModified":"2026-07-16T17:59:23.707Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Houston Methodist","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Texas","addressRegion":"PA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"438fca56ffcefdd5d1e2b8ef"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/438fca56ffcefdd5d1e2b8ef"}}