Remote Inpatient Coding Auditor | Quality & Compliance

Arizona Staffing; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hill is seeking an Inpatient Coding Auditor to join a leading healthcare organization in a remote capacity. You will strengthen coding quality, support coder development, and ensure documentation and reimbursement practices align with industry standards.

The role offers opportunity to influence quality initiatives, education, and enterprise-wide improvements impacting compliance and financial outcomes across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• Background in Health Information Management, Coding, Revenue Integrity, or related healthcare discipline.
• Experience performing inpatient coding within an acute care healthcare environment.
• Working knowledge of inpatient reimbursement methodologies and diagnostic grouping processes.
• Familiarity with ICD-10 coding standards, regulatory requirements, and compliance expectations.
• Experience reviewing coding quality, identifying discrepancies, and communicating findings effectively.
• Strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality and accuracy of inpatient coding and reimbursement outcomes.
• Review documentation and coding decisions to ensure alignment with current regulations, guidelines, and industry best practices.
• Identify trends, opportunities for improvement, and areas of coding risk.
• Provide constructive feedback that helps coding professionals strengthen their skills and performance.
• Support onboarding, training initiatives, and ongoing educational efforts as needed.
• Share coding knowledge and regulatory updates with team members and stakeholders.
• Partner with leadership to enhance coding quality programs and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to workflow refinement, standardization efforts, and policy development.
• Assist in tracking and reporting quality metrics to support organizational goals.
• Work closely with documentation, compliance, revenue cycle, and operational teams to address coding-related challenges.
• Help resolve complex coding scenarios and provide guidance on best practices.
• Serve as a subject matter resource for coding regulations and industry changes.
• Improve coding accuracy and consistency across teams.
• Support education, training, mentoring, or onboarding programs.

Skills

Health information management

Inpatient coding

ICD-10 knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

RHIA / RHIT / CCS / CCS-P / CIC

Associate degree in HIM or related field

Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management

Job description

Beacon Hill is seeking an Inpatient Coding Auditor to join a leading healthcare organization in a remote capacity. You will strengthen coding quality, support coder development, and ensure documentation and reimbursement practices align with industry standards.

The role offers opportunity to influence quality initiatives, education, and enterprise-wide improvements impacting compliance and financial outcomes across multiple teams.