Sr. Coder Abstractor - Inpatient

More Than Just Care, It’s Community  

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.  

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You  

• Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance. 

• Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.  

• Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges. 

• Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings  

A Day in the Life 

• Analyzes each medical record to determine which items will be coded and abstracted. Accurately codes and abstracts inpatient medical records, per work assignment, meeting expected productivity standards

• Assigns ICD10-CM diagnosis and ICD10-PCS procedure codes per established national, departmental guidelines and AHIMA Code of Ethics.

• Communicates with Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists to request clarification and/or additional record information that will ensure correct code assignment, appropriate reimbursement, and compliance with established guidelines. 

• Maintains organized system for personal coding reference material. Participates in educational activities and maintains coding skills.

What’s Required  

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Health Information is required.  CCS certification and 2 years coding experience will be considered. 

• Certification as a Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) is required. 

• Two years’ previous coding experience using ICD10-CM, ICD10 PCS (Inpatient Senior Coder).

Are you Munson Material? Apply today! 

**Eligible for a sign-on bonus of $5,000**

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.