Clinical Informaticist / Clinical Coder
$73,450–$132,775 year
On-site · San Diego, California, United States
Job Summary
Clinical Informaticist / Clinical Coder location in San Diego, CA. Responsible for obtaining and maintaining access to military EHRs (JLV, TMDS), performing detailed health-record reviews, assigning ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM, AIS, ISS, CPT codes, performing data abstraction into EMED, and generating reports across surgical, neurological, radiology, and pathology domains. Includes quality audits (10% of coded records), IRR assessments, project planning, and ensuring HIPAA/PHI compliance while collaborating with PIs, EMDS personnel, and multidisciplinary teams. Requires on-site work within standard command hours. Master’s degree or equivalent experience and at least 6 years in the field, US citizenship, and ability to obtain SECRET clearance are required. Potential for preferred certifications (NI-BC, CCS, CIC, RHIT/RHIA).
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in the field
- Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS)
- Experience reviewing and coding ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM, AIS, ISS, and CPT
- Knowledge of military health issues, especially physical health and injury
- Ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience facilitating clinical record analysis and classification
- Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to self-start, plan and prioritize tasks, demonstrate leadership, and work independently and in a team
- US Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance
- Hold or pursue additional certifications such as NI-BC, CCS, CIC, RHIT, RHIA (Preferred)
- Prior experience supporting DHA with access to EHR systems
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