Remote Facility Coding Quality Analyst & Auditor

Advocate Health; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 50,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Educational assistance program

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking an experienced Facility Coding Quality professional to support accurate and compliant Professional and Hospital coding practices across the enterprise. You will research, interpret, and apply coding guidance, payer requirements, and regulatory standards.

The role requires AHIMA or AAPC credentials, 5 years of expert‑level coding experience, and strong data analysis, audit coordination, and collaboration with clinicians and education teams.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent education.
• AHIMA or AAPC coding certification (RHIA/RHIT/CCS/CCS-P/CPC) required.
• 5 years of expert-level professional or hospital coding experience.
• Experience with remote workforce operations.

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.

Skills

ICD/CPT/HCPCS knowledge

Auditing experience

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Communication skills

EHR systems proficiency

Education

Associate degree or equivalent education

Tools

EHR systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking an experienced Facility Coding Quality professional to support accurate and compliant Professional and Hospital coding practices across the enterprise. You will research, interpret, and apply coding guidance, payer requirements, and regulatory standards.

The role requires AHIMA or AAPC credentials, 5 years of expert‑level coding experience, and strong data analysis, audit coordination, and collaboration with clinicians and education teams.