Beacon Hill was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing. Summary Join a leading healthcare organization as an Inpatient Health Information Coding Specialist, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and quality of clinical data. 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. About the Opportunity This position offers the opportunity to work with a highly skilled healthcare team supporting a large, sophisticated hospital environment. You'll be involved in coding some of the most medically complex patient encounters, helping ensure accurate reimbursement, regulatory compliance, and quality reporting. Success in this role comes from combining strong coding expertise with sound clinical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to navigate nuanced documentation across a wide variety of service lines. What You'll Do Clinical Coding & Documentation Review * 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. * Assist with 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. What You Bring * 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. * 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. * Prior involvement in coding audits, mentoring, or training activities. Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply. California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. If you would like to complete our voluntary self-identification form, please click here or copy and paste the following link into an open window in your browser: https://jobs.beaconhillstaffing.com/eeoc/ Completion of this form is voluntary and will not affect your opportunity for employment, or the terms or conditions of your employment. This form will be used for reporting purposes only and will be kept separate from all other records. Company Profile: Beacon Hill Technologies, a premier National Information Technology Staffing Group, provides world class technology talent across all industries utilizing a complete suite of staffing services. Beacon Hill Technologies' dedicated team of recruiting and staffing experts consistently delivers quality IT professionals to solve our customers' technical and business needs. Beacon Hill Technologies covers a broad spectrum of IT positions, including Project Management and Business Analysis, Programming/Development, Database, Infrastructure, Quality Assurance, Production/Support and ERP roles. Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com . Benefits Information: 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. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings. We look forward to working with you. Beacon Hill. Employing the Future™
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