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Join Our Team at Mercy Medical Center – Now Hiring a CDI Coding Liaison!

Mercy Medical Center is honored to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Most Trustworthy Companies for three consecutive years (2023–2025) and as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women in 2025 & 2026. Additionally, we are proud to be a 7-time recipient of Forbes' America's Best Midsize Employers award, most recently in 2026.

As a hospital founded by the Sisters of Mercy, we offer a supportive and empowering environment where dedicated medical professionals thrive. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact through your work and contributing to a mission of compassionate care, we invite you to apply today and join our Mercy family.

CDI Coding Liaison Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the HIS/coding professionals to review individual problematic cases and ensure accuracy of final coded data in conjunction with the CDI team, coding managers, and/or physician advisors
• Collaborates with CDI team, coding team, and other healthcare team members to facilitate comprehensive health record documentation that reflects clinical treatment, decisions, diagnoses, and interventions
• Codes diagnostic and procedural data from patient medical records utilizing the ICD-10 Coding Systems, as well as the Solventum Coding and Reimbursement System.
• Calculates and assigns Diagnoses Related Groups (DRGs), both MS-DRGs and APR-DRGs, for inpatient cases utilizing the Solventum Coding and Reimbursement System.
• Assigns present on admission (POA) codes on inpatient cases.
• Supports medical center initiatives to address potentially preventable complications and potentially preventable readmissions.
• Clarifies discrepancies in documentation and coding.
• Interprets diagnostic workups, surgical techniques, advanced technology and special services, identifies medical and surgical complications and untoward events.
• Abides by the national Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and adheres to official coding guidelines.
• Stays abreast of coding and DRG updates, reference information, such as Coding Clinic, to ensure high quality coding and DRG assignments.
• Has the ability to work independently, is self-motivated, and adapts to the changing healthcare arena
• Has excellent verbal and written communication skills, analytical thinking, and problem solving with strong attention to detail
• Works as a liaison between the HIS coding team and the Quality CDI team. Utilizes extensive coding knowledge to ensure accuracy of final coded data and collaborates with the CDI team to ensure the coding reflects the most current health record documentation, clinical treatment, decisions, diagnoses, and interventions.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree in Health Information Management or related field from an accredited two-year college or technical school, or Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university in Health Information Management or in a related field
• A minimum of 4 years’ acute care facility coding experience
• Must possess one of the following certifications: RHIA, RHIT and/or CCS