About this role
AdventHealth South Orlando is hiring a Senior Inpatient Coding Specialist to review, analyze, and assign ICD-10 codes for complex inpatient encounters at its tertiary and quaternary care facility in Orlando, Florida.
### What you'll do
- Review and interpret clinical documentation to assign accurate diagnostic and procedure codes in compliance with official coding guidelines, payer specifications, and regulatory requirements.
- Evaluate DRG assignment accuracy and apply coding knowledge to support reimbursement integrity, mortality metrics, and publicly reported quality indicators.
- Query physicians and allied health personnel to clarify discrepancies, capture additional diagnoses, complications, and comorbid conditions.
- Verify admission source, discharge disposition, and operative physician data on the chart coding screen.
- Maintain coding turnaround within two days of discharge and hospital coding days within three days.
- Mentor junior coding staff and deliver coding and clinical education to elevate team-wide performance standards.
### What we're looking for
- 5+ years of inpatient hospital coding experience, including cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, trauma, neonatology, bariatric surgery, and other tertiary-level services.
- Active credential: RHIA, RHIT, or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) required.
- Comprehensive knowledge of DRG assignment, Medicare reimbursement methodology, SOI/ROM, patient safety indicators, and value-based purchasing.
- Coding education background including medical terminology, anatomy & physiology, and pathophysiology coursework.
- Proficiency with encoder software and Microsoft Office; ability to work independently in a remote setting.
- Strong critical thinking, prioritization, and physician communication skills.
### What's included
- Hourly pay range: $23.91–$44.46 (approximately $49,733–$92,477 annualized).
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance effective Day One.
- Paid time off from Day One; 4 weeks of 100% paid parental leave.
- 403(b) retirement plan.
- Career development resources and whole-person well-being support.
### About the practice
AdventHealth South Orlando, located at 601 E Rollins St, is a faith-based quaternary care facility within the AdventHealth system, one of the largest not-for-profit Protestant health systems in the United States. The coding team supports complex service lines spanning advanced cardiovascular, neurological, orthopedic, transplant, and ECMO cases, with a strong culture of professional development and collaborative documentation integrity.