Remote Inpatient Coding Specialist (Contractor)

Revu Healthcare; North Brunswick Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 82,656 - 130,872; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Revu Healthcare is building a talent pool of experienced Inpatient Coding Associates for project-based work as a 1099 independent contractor. Coders are added to a roster and contacted as matching project work becomes available.

There is no guaranteed weekly hours, and on-call availability is required when active on a project. This role suits professionals with strong inpatient coding experience who prefer flexible, project-based engagements and are comfortable with standby periods between

Qualifications

• Active CCS and/or RHIT certification from AHIMA.
• Minimum 5 years of inpatient coding experience.
• Experience with inpatient coding audits/validation.
• Ability to commit to 15+ hours per week when actively assigned.
• Strong knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS, MS-DRG, APR-DRG, and inpatient facility coding.
• Experience with various EMR systems and standard office tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform inpatient coding reviews and validation audits.
• Review medical record documentation for DRG assignment accuracy and compliance.
• Identify coding and DRG discrepancies with clear rationales.
• Follow client-specific audit tools, workflows and scorecards.
• Meet project productivity and quality expectations.
• Attend project kick-off calls and training sessions as needed.
• Maintain HIPAA compliance and data security standards.
• Submit completed work and time entries per project requirements.

Skills

Inpatient coding

DRG/ICD-10 knowledge

Audit/validation experience

Independent work

Time management

Education

Active CCS and/or RHIT certification

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Job description

Revu Healthcare is building a talent pool of experienced Inpatient Coding Associates for project-based work as a 1099 independent contractor. Coders are added to a roster and contacted as matching project work becomes available.

There is no guaranteed weekly hours, and on-call availability is required when active on a project. This role suits professionals with strong inpatient coding experience who prefer flexible, project-based engagements and are comfortable with standby periods between