The Inpatient Coder reviews and accurately codes inpatient medical records within a complex academic medical center environment. This role involves advanced inpatient coding work across high-acuity, multidisciplinary, trauma, surgical, and research-driven encounters, with responsibility for ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and MS-DRG/APR-DRG assignment to support accurate reimbursement and data integrity. The position is remote and may include mentoring or supporting trainee coders as needed.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of recent academic facility hospital inpatient coding experience, or an equivalent combination of academic and hospital inpatient coding experience
- Minimum of 5 years of recent HIM experience in hospital inpatient coding preferred
- Coding Certificate Program completion or an associate degree in HIM, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Certified RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CIC, COC, or CPC; RHIA, RHIT, or CCS strongly preferred
- Advanced proficiency in ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and MS-DRG/APR-DRG assignment
- Strong understanding of official coding guidelines, documentation standards, and regulatory requirements
- High attention to detail and ability to maintain low-error, high-accuracy performance
- Ability to work independently on high-volume workloads with predictable turnaround quality
- Strong written and verbal communication, critical thinking, and decision-making skills
- Experience with Epic EMR and 3M 360 preferred
- Familiarity with complex inpatient clinical scenarios such as multi-system organ failure, transplant services, trauma, and specialty surgical services preferred
Benefits & Perks
- $2,000 sign-on bonus
- Paid time off
- Career pathways, tuition assistance, and CEU opportunities
- Academic partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin
- Referral bonuses
- Retirement plan (403b)
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short/long-term disability coverage
- Free workplace clinics
- Employee assistance programs
- Adoption assistance
- Healthy contributions, Care@Work, and moving assistance
- Discounts on gym memberships, travel, and other work-life benefits
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Intermediate Level
Remote work allowed
Yes
Posted
1 month ago
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