Inpatient Medical Coder at Datavant

Inpatient Medical Coder

Location: Remote United States

Requisition ID

2024-37576

Category (Portal Searching)

HIM / Coding

Position Type (Portal Searching)

Employee Full-Time

Equal Pay Act Minimum Range

$30.00 – $40.00 per hour

Job Description:

Overview

Datavant is a data platform company for healthcare whose products and solutions enable organizations to move and connect data securely. Datavant has a network of networks consisting of thousands of organizations, more than 70,000 hospitals and clinics, 70% of the 100 largest health systems, and an ecosystem of 500+ real-world data partners.

By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a highly collaborative, remote-first team that is passionate about creating transformative change in healthcare. We hire for three traits: we want people who are smart, nice, and get things done. We invest in our people and believe in hiring for high-potential and humble individuals who can rapidly grow their responsibilities as the company scales. Datavant is a distributed, remote-first team, and we empower Datavanters to shape their working environment in a way that suits their needs.

We’re looking for experienced and credentialed inpatient coders to become an integral part of our team. The ideal candidate for this role possesses high attention to detail and a depth of knowledge in medical terminology. This role is fully remote with a flexible schedule, allowing you to help shape the future of healthcare from your own workspace!

Responsibilities

You will:

• Reviews medical records and assigns accurate codes for diagnoses and procedures.
• Assigns and sequences codes accurately based on medical record documentation.
• Assigns the appropriate discharge disposition to medical records.
• Abstracts and enters the coded data for hospital statistical and reporting requirements.
• Communicates documentation improvement opportunities and coding issues to appropriate personnel for follow up and resolution.
• Maintains 95% coding accuracy rate and 95% accuracy rate for MS-DRG assignment and maintains site designated productivity standards.
• Maintains minimum production of 1 charts per hour or site specific productivity standards.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Communicates professionally with co-workers, management, and hospital staff regarding clinical and reimbursement issues.

Qualifications

What you will bring to the table:

• A minimum of 2 years of inpatient coding facility experience
• CCS, RHIT, or RHIA preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Bonus points if:

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree from an AHIMA-certified HIM or Nursing Program, or completion of a certificate program from AAPC with a preference for CCS
• Level 1 trauma facility experience
• Experience in computerized encoding and abstracting software

Perks:

• Full Benefits including a 401k Savings Plan
• Access to 20-24 free CEUs per year, provided by Datavant, to support your continuous professional development
• Compensation for AAPC/AHIMA dues
• Company-provided equipment including computer, monitor, mouse, etc
• Comprehensive training led by a credentialed professional coding manager
• Exceptional service-style management and mentorship (we’re in this together!)

This position requires that you provide a high-speed internet connection, subject to applicable expense reimbursement requirements (if any), and a work environment free from distractions. Please note: that 1 or more assessments may be required as a condition to being hired for this role. There is no COVID vaccine requirement for this role.

We are all responsible for stewarding a high-performance culture in which all Datavanters belong and thrive. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Our compensation philosophy is to be externally competitive, internally fair, and not win or lose on compensation. Salary ranges for this position are developed with the support of benchmarks (competitive San Francisco rates for US-based roles) and industry best practices.

We’re building a high-growth, high-autonomy culture. We rely less on job titles and more on cultivating an environment where anyone can contribute, the best ideas win, and personal growth is driven by expanding impact. This means we default to simple job titles (e.g., Software Engineer) rather than complex ones (e.g., Senior Software Engineer). The range posted is for a given job title, which can include multiple levels. Individual rates for the same job title may differ based on level, responsibilities, skills, and experience for a specific job. The estimated salary range for this role is $30.00 – $40.00.

At the end of this application, you will find a set of voluntary demographic questions. If you choose to respond, your responses will be anonymous and used to help us identify areas of improvement in our recruitment process. (We can only see aggregate responses, not individual responses. In fact, we aren’t even able to see if you’ve responded or not.) Responding is your choice and it will not be used in any way in our hiring process.

This job is not eligible for employment sponsorship.

Equal Pay Act Minimum Range

$30.00 – $40.00 per hour