Medical Coder

About the job

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Great Square SA is a company specialising in the search, selection and recruitment of executives, managers and specialists in more than twenty specific fields of activity. Our client is a recognised Swiss healthcare institution, serving a large regional population. It relies on committed multidisciplinary teams and modern infrastructures to offer quality services and ensure optimal care for its patients. Ideally located on the Coast, between Geneva and Lausanne, the institution is continuing its development and places particular importance on the quality of its processes and medical-nursing documentation. In this context, it wishes to strengthen its team and has mandated us for the recruitment of a

Medical Coder

At the heart of the institution's medico-economic challenges, you will play a key role in the quality and reliability of medical coding. You will join an experienced and collaborative team, in a varied role combining expertise, exchanges with healthcare professionals and participation in improvement projects.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure complete and reliable coding of hospital stays, both acute care and rehabilitation, according to ICD and CHOP classifications and current guidelines.
• Analyse medical-nursing records to guarantee a faithful and comprehensive translation of care into coding.
• Check and finalise coded records, ensuring data consistency and the assigned DRG.
• Contribute to the various stages of coding closure and compliance with periodic deadlines.
• Follow up on records during audits or requests for justification from payers, arguing coding choices.
• Work closely with doctors, nursing teams and other internal stakeholders to improve the quality and completeness of clinical documentation.
• Advise and raise awareness among healthcare professionals about coding issues and the quality of documented information.
• Keep up to date with catalogue changes, coding rules and tariff structures and contribute to their integration into internal practices.
• Participate in optimising coding processes and tools, notably through continuous improvement projects.
• Share your expertise within the team and contribute to training and supporting colleagues.

Your Profile

• You have proven experience in medical coding, ideally gained within a hospital environment.
• You master the SwissDRG and ST-Reha tariff systems as well as the principles and rules governing medical coding.
• You hold a higher education qualification in the medical, nursing or medical-technical field, or an equivalent recognised title.
• You have supplemented your background with specific training in medical coding; the federal specialist diploma in medical coding is an additional asset.
• You are comfortable with IT tools and specialised software related to coding and hospital data management.
• You possess good analytical skills, demonstrate rigour and know how to take a step back in complex situations.
• Autonomous and organised, you know how to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
• You appreciate teamwork and know how to collaborate effectively with stakeholders from different health professions.
• Curious and open to developments in your field, you are interested in new practices, digital tools and continuous improvement.

You will have the chance to join a stable, experienced and close-knit team, where teamwork, exchanges and knowledge sharing are central. You will benefit from a flexible organisation, including the possibility of teleworking, as well as a particularly attractive salary policy and a unique remuneration system in the sector, notably allowing the recognition of performance and added value. Your activity will not be limited to coding: depending on your interests, you may also get involved in training, workshops, working groups or various improvement and innovation projects. You will thus evolve in a dynamic environment that encourages autonomy, initiative and the development of new skills. Interested?

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