[Hiring] Inpatient Audit Specialist @Datavant

Role Description

As an Inpatient Auditing Specialist, you will be instrumental in addressing consulting and educational needs related to:

• Coding quality
• Compliance assessments
• External payer reviews
• Coding education
• Coding workflow operations reviews

This role is fully remote with a flexible schedule, allowing you to help shape the future of healthcare from your own workspace!

What You Will Do:

• Perform Inpatient Facility coding audits according to scope of work, for the purpose of Onboarding, Focused, Service Level Agreements or Other Types of reviews, using appropriate assignment of codes and other coding-related elements using MS DRG or APR DRGs.
• Provide rich and concise rationale explaining the reasoning behind any identified changes, including specific references, location of documentation, etc.
• Keep abreast of regulatory changes.
• Organize and prioritize multiple cases concurrently to ensure optimal workflow and turnaround time.
• Provide coder education via the auditing process.
• Function in a professional, efficient, and positive manner.
• Adhere to the American Health Information Management Association’s code of ethics.
• Exhibit customer-service focus and professionalism, flexibility, dependability, desire to learn, commitment to excellence, and commitment to profession.
• Manage high complexity of work function and decision making.
• Demonstrate strong organizational, teamwork, and leadership skills.

Qualifications

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

Requirements

• Spinal experience a plus.
• Excellent query writing skills.
• Ability to multi-task among multiple clients.
• Highly independent with strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload with minimal supervision.
• Strong time-management skills.
• Ability to remain actively engaged in auditing work and consistently meet productivity and quality expectations.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k Savings Plan w/match.
• 2 weeks of paid time off and Paid Holidays, Floating Holidays.
• Free CEUs every year.
• Stipend provided to assist with education and professional dues (AHIMA/AAPC) if applicable.
• Equipment: monitor, laptop, mouse, headset, and keyboard.
• Comprehensive training led by a credentialed professional coding manager.
• Exceptional service-style management and mentorship.
• Estimated base pay range per hour: $35 — $45 USD.