Hospital Coding Quality Integrity Analyst - Inpatient

Advocate Health; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 103,320,000 - 152,748,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Senior Hospital Coding Quality professional to ensure accurate professional and hospital coding. You will develop guidance, support audits, and analyze data to drive quality improvements across enterprise coding practices.

Ideal candidates hold AHIMA or AAPC credentials (RHIA/RHIT/CCS/CCS-P/CPC), with 5+ years of hospital-based coding experience and deep ICD/CPT/HCPCS knowledge. Remote work may be approved for select states; travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent education and experience required.
• Coding credentials required: AHIMA or AAPC certifications (RHIA/RHIT/CCS/CCS-P/CPC).
• 5 years hospital-based coding and revenue cycle experience.
• Advanced knowledge of ICD, CPT, HCPCS coding guidelines.
• Strong analytic, training, and communication skills.
• Experience with remote workforce operations.

Responsibilities

• Research, interpret, and apply coding, payer, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and update coding guidance and reference materials.
• Coordinate and support coding quality audits and document results.
• Track audit findings and propose corrective actions.
• Analyze coding quality data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare leadership-ready summaries and reports.
• Collaborate with leadership, clinicians, and education teams to improve documentation quality.
• Support regulatory and quality projects ensuring AHIMA standards.

Skills

ICD/CPT/HCPCS knowledge

Coding quality auditing

Data analysis

Communication skills

MS Office / remote work experience

EHR systems

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

AHIMA/AAPC certification (RHIA/RHIT/CCS/CCS-P/CPC)

Tools

EHR systems

Billing software

Job description

Key Details

Department: 13244 Enterprise Revenue Cycle - Integrity Operations: Facility Coding Quality

Employment Type: Full time

Hours per Week: 40

Schedule: Monday - Friday Flexible 1st shift / 40 hours a week

Desired Experience: Facility/Hospital Based Inpatient Coding experience

Certification desired: Coding credentials required. Certification from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) such as RHIA or RHIT or CCS, or CCS-P, or CPC.

Remote opportunity: Advocate Health may approve those who wish to work out of the following registered states: AL, AK, AR, AZ, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, LA, KS, KY, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, WY

Pay Range: $35.50 - $53.25

Major Responsibilities

• Research, interpret, and apply coding, payer, and regulatory requirements to support accurate and compliant Professional and Hospital coding practices.
• Develop, maintain, and update coding guidance, standard work, reference materials, and position statements to ensure enterprise consistency.
• Coordinate and support coding quality audits by routing requests, maintaining records, and verifying documentation completeness and accuracy.
• Track audit findings, quality issues, and compliance risks, documenting patterns and supporting corrective actions.
• Analyze coding quality data and audit results to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare summaries, reports, and materials for leadership, audit reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Integrity Operations, coding leadership, clinicians, and education teams to improve documentation quality and coding accuracy.
• Support regulatory, compliance, and quality-related projects, ensuring adherence to organizational policies and AHIMA coding standards.
• Respond to internal inquiries related to coding guidance, quality findings, and audit outcomes.
• Support testing, reporting validation, and workflow updates related to coding quality, guidance, and compliance initiatives.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Education: Associate degree or equivalent education and experience required.
• Certification / Registration / License: Coding credentials required. Certification from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) such as RHIA or RHIT or CCS, or CCS-P, or CPC.
• Experience: 5 years of experience in expert-level hospital-based coding and experience in revenue cycle processes, health information workflows, and medical record auditing experience.
• Advanced knowledge of ICD, CPT, and HCPCS coding guidelines.
• Advanced knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
• Advanced ability to identify coding quality issues/concerns and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Advanced ability to analyze trends and data and display them in a statistical reporting format.
• Advanced organization and communication (verbal and written) skills.
• Advanced ability to effectively train others through oral and/or written methods.
• Advanced organization, prioritization, and reading comprehension skills.
• Advanced analytical skills, with high attention to detail.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, video and web conferencing, email, and experience with electronic coding and EHR systems or applications.
• Advanced knowledge of care delivery documentation systems and related medical record documents.
• Advanced interpersonal communication skills (oral and written) necessary to collaborate with Physicians, other clinicians, and Professional Coding Department team members and leadership.
• Ability to work independently and exercise independent judgment and decision-making.
• Ability to meet deadlines while working in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively with others.
• Ability to meet deadlines while working in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong sense of ethics.
• Experience with remote workforce operations required.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Position requires travel which will result in exposure to road and weather hazards. Operates the equipment necessary to perform the job. Exposed to a normal office environment.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Preferred Certification / Registration / License: Second Specialty credential preferred.

Our Commitment to You

• Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.