Senior Inpatient Coder

The Role

Your Mission: As our Senior Inpatient Coder, you’ll play a critical role in safeguarding the accuracy, compliance, and integrity of clinical, technical coding across the hospital. As a trusted subject matter expert, you’ll influence best practices, elevate coding quality, and help build a high-performing, engaged team of coding professionals.

In this role, you’ll lead and conduct coding audits, provide targeted education and coaching to staff, manage work queues, and develop meaningful performance metrics—including coder report cards—to support continuous improvement and retention of top talent. You’ll collaborate closely with coders, Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI), denials, revenue cycle, and other key partners to ensure accurate reimbursement, regulatory compliance, and reliable clinical data. Your expertise and partnership will directly impact financial integrity, data quality, and patient care outcomes—making this a role where your knowledge truly makes a difference.

What You’ll Do Day-to-Day

• Lead routine and targeted coding audits to ensure accuracy, compliance, and alignment with ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, and HCPCS guidelines
• Identify coding trends and risks, and provide clear, actionable feedback to coders and leadership
• Support internal and external audit readiness, including responding to external audit requests
• Develop and deliver education and training based on audit results, regulatory updates, and performance needs
• Serve as a trusted coding resource and mentor, supporting complex cases and day-to-day questions
• Create and maintain coder report cards and performance dashboards to track accuracy and productivity
• Partner with leadership on performance improvement initiatives
• Manage claim edit work queues, resolving edits and identifying workflow inefficiencies
• Maintain coding credentials, required continuing education, and strict patient confidentiality
• Support additional departmental needs as they arise

Who You Are & What You’ll Bring

• Proven Track Record: Five (5) or more years of combined medical coding experience required, including at least three (3) years in technical coding
• Demonstrated knowledge of DRGs, APCs, and APGs, including reimbursement impact
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management and organizational abilities

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Proven ability to conduct audits, including audit response activities, identifying trends and ensuring compliance
• Experience providing coder education, coaching, or mentoring
• Ability to collaborate effectively with leadership and cross-functional partners