Inpatient Coder

About the role

This opportunity is ideal for experienced inpatient coders who enjoy working with challenging medical cases, collaborating with clinical teams, and contributing to both financial and patient care outcomes. You'll have the chance to work within a complex healthcare environment that values professional expertise, continuous learning, and coding excellence.

Responsibilities

• Analyze inpatient medical records and translate clinical documentation into accurate diagnosis and procedure codes.
• Apply coding guidelines and reimbursement methodologies to complex acute-care patient encounters.
• Review documentation for completeness and identify opportunities for clarification when needed.
• Support accurate assignment of severity, quality, and reimbursement indicators.

Quality & Compliance

• Maintain high coding accuracy standards while meeting productivity expectations.
• Contribute to coding audits, quality reviews, and compliance initiatives.
• Stay informed on evolving healthcare regulations, coding updates, and industry best practices.
• Help ensure data integrity for reimbursement, quality outcomes, and reporting requirements.

Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

• Partner with physicians, clinical documentation specialists, and fellow coding professionals to resolve documentation questions.
• Participate in educational initiatives and ongoing professional development.
• Aid in knowledge sharing and provide guidance to less experienced team members when appropriate.
• Support broader documentation improvement efforts that enhance clinical and operational outcomes.

Impact & Performance

• Play a key role in maintaining accurate hospital quality metrics and reporting.
• Ensure coding outcomes accurately reflect patient acuity and services provided.
• Contribute to operational efficiency through consistent, high-quality work and professional accountability.

Requirements

• Experience performing inpatient facility coding in a hospital setting, typically three or more years.
• Strong understanding of diagnosis and procedure coding methodologies used in acute-care environments.
• Background working with complex medical and surgical cases within larger healthcare systems.
• Familiarity with inpatient reimbursement models, documentation standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to interpret detailed clinical records and make sound coding decisions independently.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Active coding credential such as RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CIC, CPC, COC, CCS-P, or a comparable certification.

Qualifications

• Education through a coding certification program, Health Information Management program, or equivalent professional experience.
• Nice to have: Experience within an Academic Medical Center, teaching hospital, trauma center, or other high-acuity healthcare environment.
• Exposure to specialties such as cardiology, neurology, oncology, transplant services, orthopedics, women's health, critical care, rehabilitation, or trauma.
• Familiarity with leading electronic medical record systems and coding platforms.
• Experience supporting clinical documentation improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of quality metrics and patient acuity measurement methodologies.

Skills

• Strong analytical skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Understanding of healthcare regulations and coding standards.

Benefits

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Details will be provided upon successful employment.