Position Title: Inpatient Coding Auditor Department: HIM Coders Remote Eligibility: Candidates must reside and work full-time in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, or Texas before their first day of employment. This position may be filled as Levels I, II, or III, depending on individual experience, education, certification, and business need. Ideal candidate will have experience in complex inpatient coding at an academic medical center. General Description Ensures accurate, quality, and compliant inpatient facility coding through prebill and retrospective audits of coder work and providing targeted education to improve consistency and documentation quality. Essential Job Duties Performs all functions of coding quality reviews (routine monthly, focus pre‑bill, CDI reconciliations, second‑level review work queues) for inpatient coding across OUH. Performs peer‑to‑peer auditor reviews. Communicates with other teams and departments directly as needed to resolve immediate issues related to account reviews and code/DRG validation. Responds to coding‑related questions from internal and external coding staff. Initiates the rebilling process as required per policy on special projects. Trains on tip sheets and training developed by the auditing team and provides constructive feedback. Maintains or exceeds established productivity and accuracy standards, delivering consistent day‑to‑day results that directly support team performance, data integrity, and organizational objectives. Meets all educational requirements as stated in current company policy. Reviews all official data quality standards, coding guidelines, company policies and procedures, and clinical medical resources to ensure coding knowledge and skills remain current. General Job Duties Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Requirements Level 1 Education: High School diploma or GED required. Experience: At least 1 year of inpatient facility coding auditing or DRG validation with a minimum of 5 years of experience in inpatient facility coding required. Certification: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, or CIC required. Level 2 Education: High School diploma or GED required. Experience: At least 3 years of experience in inpatient facility coding auditing or DRG validation, including at least 2 years of coding at an academic health center required. Certification: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, or CIC required. Level 3 Education: Associate's degree required. Experience: At least 5 years of experience in inpatient facility coding auditing at an academic health center required. Certification: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, or CIC required. HFMA CRCR required within 6 months of hire. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Equal employment opportunities are provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or protected veteran status in accordance with applicable federal laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Reasonable accommodations are made to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr