Advanced Inpatient Coding & CDI Educator

CommonSpirit Health; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking an Advanced Coding & CDI Educator in Illinois to elevate inpatient coding accuracy and promote CDI best practices across the health system.

You will design and deliver education programs, perform coding and DRG audits, monitor regulatory changes, and partner with CDI specialists, physicians, and finance teams to ensure data integrity and revenue cycle quality.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of acute care coding experience
• Experience with DRG assignments and validation
• Experience designing education curricula and training programs
• Knowledge of CDI methodologies and coding compliance

Responsibilities

• Accurately assign codes and create MS-DRG/APR-DRG assignments per guidelines
• Abstract additional data elements as identified
• Code all inpatient service lines
• Design, develop, and deliver coding and CDI education programs
• Perform coding and DRG validation audits and follow-up education
• Monitor regulatory coding and billing changes and translate into implementation plans
• Collaborate with CDI specialists, physicians, quality, and patient financial services

Skills

ICD-10-CM/PCS coding

CPT-4 coding

Adult education

Regulatory auditing

Communication

Collaboration

Education

High School Diploma/GED + 3+ years acute care coding

Associate's Degree in HIM/RHIT

CCS

RHIA

RHIT

Tools

Meditech

Epic

Cerner

Job description

CommonSpirit Health is seeking an Advanced Coding & CDI Educator in Illinois to elevate inpatient coding accuracy and promote CDI best practices across the health system.

You will design and deliver education programs, perform coding and DRG audits, monitor regulatory changes, and partner with CDI specialists, physicians, and finance teams to ensure data integrity and revenue cycle quality.