Remote Second-Level Auditor – Inpatient Coding

UC San Diego/UC San Diego Health; United States; Remote; USD 82,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health is seeking a Second Level Reviewer for remote work within the Revenue Cycle department. This role focuses on review, audit, and remediation of coding deviations, training staff, and educating others in coding and documentation.

The successful candidate will generate and approve queries to ensure timely responses, uphold data integrity, and participate in interdisciplinary meetings as coding leadership.

Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of auditing experience in a large academic hospital system or a Bachelor's + 3 years in auditing.
• Knowledge of audit theories, internal controls, and auditing standards.
• Ability to analyze moderately complex audit assignments and present findings clearly.
• Strong communication skills for diverse audiences, including senior management.
• Specialized expertise in enterprise software and relational databases may be needed.

Responsibilities

• Review, audit, and remediate coding deviations in inpatient facilities.
• Train coding staff and educate on documentation and coding practices.
• Oversee query generation and approval to ensure timely responses.
• Represent coding leadership in optimization, CDI, and interdisciplinary meetings.
• Maintain data integrity and high quality of external data released to HEDIS/CMS/Vizient.

Skills

Seven years auditing experience

Auditing in large academic hospital

Interpersonal communication

Data analysis

Enterprise software knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in related area

Tools

Enterprise software

Relational databases

Job description

UC San Diego Health is seeking a Second Level Reviewer for remote work within the Revenue Cycle department. This role focuses on review, audit, and remediation of coding deviations, training staff, and educating others in coding and documentation.

The successful candidate will generate and approve queries to ensure timely responses, uphold data integrity, and participate in interdisciplinary meetings as coding leadership.