Remote Inpatient Coding Auditor & Educator

Datavant; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with match

Paid time off

Job summary

Datavant is seeking an Inpatient Auditing Specialist to audit inpatient facility coding and provide clear rationale with documentation references to support changes. The role emphasizes accuracy, regulatory awareness, and high-quality audits across multiple client engagements in a fully remote setting.

You will contribute to education for coders, maintain strong time-management, and collaborate with teams to ensure exceptional service and adherence to AHIMA ethics.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of facility inpatient coding experience and/or auditing.
• CCS (preferred), RHIA or RHIT preferred
• Maintain 95% DRG accuracy rate
• Experience with Epic, Cerner, and other prevalent EMRs

Responsibilities

• Performs inpatient facility coding audits per scope of work using MS DRG or APR DRGs.
• Provides concise rationale with references and location of documentation.
• Keeps up with regulatory changes.
• Organizes multiple cases to optimize workflow and turnaround time.
• Provides coder education via auditing process.
• Adheres to AHIMA code of ethics.
• Maintains professional, courteous conduct and dependability.
• Demonstrates high complexity decision making and leadership skills.

Skills

Query writing

Independent working

Problem solving

Time management

Auditing

Inpatient coding

Leadership

Education

RHIA or RHIT preferred

CCS certification (preferred)

Tools

Epic

Cerner

EMRs

Job description

Datavant is seeking an Inpatient Auditing Specialist to audit inpatient facility coding and provide clear rationale with documentation references to support changes. The role emphasizes accuracy, regulatory awareness, and high-quality audits across multiple client engagements in a fully remote setting.

You will contribute to education for coders, maintain strong time-management, and collaborate with teams to ensure exceptional service and adherence to AHIMA ethics.