Join a leading healthcare organization as an Inpatient Health Information Coding Specialist. In this role, you will help ensure the accuracy, integrity, and quality of clinical data while supporting reimbursement, regulatory compliance, and quality reporting.
You will work within a sophisticated hospital environment and code medically complex inpatient encounters. This position is well suited for an experienced inpatient coder who enjoys collaborating with clinical teams and contributing to both financial and patient care outcomes.
What you'll do
- Analyze inpatient medical records and translate clinical documentation into accurate diagnosis and procedure codes.
- Apply coding guidelines and reimbursement methodologies to complex acute-care patient encounters.
- Review documentation for completeness and identify opportunities for clarification when needed.
- Support accurate assignment of severity, quality, and reimbursement indicators.
- Maintain high coding accuracy standards while meeting productivity expectations.
- Contribute to coding audits, quality reviews, and compliance initiatives.
- Stay current on healthcare regulations, coding updates, and industry best practices.
- Partner with physicians, clinical documentation specialists, and fellow coding professionals to resolve documentation questions.
- Participate in educational initiatives and ongoing professional development.
- Assist with knowledge sharing and provide guidance to less experienced team members when appropriate.
- Support documentation improvement efforts that enhance clinical and operational outcomes.
- Help maintain accurate hospital quality metrics and reporting.
- Contribute to operational efficiency through consistent, high-quality work and professional accountability.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Experience performing inpatient facility coding in a hospital setting, typically 3 or more years.
- Strong understanding of diagnosis and procedure coding methodologies used in acute-care environments.
- Background working with complex medical and surgical cases within larger healthcare systems.
- Familiarity with inpatient reimbursement models, documentation standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Ability to interpret detailed clinical records and make sound coding decisions independently.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
- Active coding credential such as RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CIC, CPC, COC, CCS-P, or a comparable certification.
- Education through a coding certification program, Health Information Management program, or equivalent professional experience.
- Preferred experience in an Academic Medical Center, teaching hospital, trauma center, or other high-acuity healthcare environment.
- Exposure to specialties such as cardiology, neurology, oncology, transplant services, orthopedics, women's health, critical care, rehabilitation, or trauma is a plus.
- Familiarity with electronic medical record systems and coding platforms is preferred.
- Experience supporting clinical documentation improvement initiatives is preferred.
Benefits & Perks
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Federal and state leave programs, where applicable
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Senior
Remote work allowed
No
Posted
1 month ago
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