Senior Auditing Consultant - Inpatient

Savista partners with healthcare organizations to improve revenue cycle management, focusing on quality clinical care, positive patient experiences, and financial results. The company values commitment, authenticity, respect, and excellence.

Location: Not specified

Salary: $72,000–$77,000 per hour

Responsibilities

• Performs inpatient coding audits for facility reporting
• Has a working knowledge of reimbursement systems (MS-DRG, APR-DRG, IPPPS, APC, RBRVS)
• Performs educational services to clients, coders and/or providers based on audit results
• Analyzes audit results identifying patterns, trends, and key problematic areas with the ability to communicate specific opportunities for coder improvement initiatives
• Utilizes a mini desktop computer in a virtual office, windows-based environment
• Utilizes various coding books, procedure manuals and on-line encoders as a resource
• Maintains strict patient and physician confidentiality and follows all federal, state and hospital guidelines for release of information
• Maintains current working knowledge of PCS and ICD-10 coding principles, government regulation, protocols

Requirements

• RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS/P or CPC
• 3+ years’ experience in inpatient auditing skills
• Knowledge of medical terminology, ICD-10 and/or CPT-4 codes
• Must be detail oriented and have the ability to work independently
• Computer knowledge of MS Office