About this role
AdventHealth seeks a mid-level Inpatient Coding Specialist to join its Health Information Management team at the Trickel Building in Maitland, Florida.
### What you'll do
- Apply ICD-10-CM/PCS, MS-DRG, Present on Admission, and patient status codes across complex inpatient encounters
- Query physicians to clarify diagnoses, complications, co-morbid conditions, and coding discrepancies
- Review encounters for correct admission source, discharge disposition, operative physician assignment, and procedure dates
- Apply Official Coding Guidelines and Coding Clinic guidance while balancing reimbursement with regulatory compliance
- Use critical thinking to assess impact of coding decisions on mortality rates, clinical quality metrics, and key performance indicators
### What we're looking for
- Minimum three years of inpatient hospital coding experience including cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, trauma, neonatology, and other tertiary-level services
- Active credential: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, or CPC (one required)
- Associate degree in Health Information Management or equivalent medical coding certification
- Thorough knowledge of Medicare reimbursement methodology, documentation guidelines, and encoder software
- Ability to communicate effectively with physicians and clinical staff
- Self-directed and comfortable working independently in a remote setting
### What's included
- Pay range: $21.73–$40.42/hr (~$45,198–$84,074 annually)
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance effective Day One
- Paid time off from Day One
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Four weeks of fully paid parental leave
- Career development and whole-person well-being resources
### About the practice
AdventHealth is a faith-based, not-for-profit health system operating across multiple states with a mission centered on whole-person care. The Maitland, Florida administrative hub supports coding operations for facilities that include tertiary and quaternary care services. The health system's scale provides coders access to a broad and complex case mix, including transplant, ECMO, and advanced surgical procedures.