Coding Integrity Specialist

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Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

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We are hiring for a Coding Integrity Specialist! Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a highly detail-oriented and analytical individual to support coding quality, compliance, and education across our organization. This role plays a key part in ensuring accurate and compliant coding practices through auditing, reporting, and collaboration with coding, clinical, and revenue cycle teams.

What’s Available:

• 1.0 FTE (40 hours weekly), Full-time
• Shift: Monday–Friday, standard business hours
• Remote eligible (Must reside in WI, IA, or MN) - first day of work must be on-site in La Crosse, WI
• Department: Clinical Documentation Improvement / Coding Integrity

What You Will Do:

• Conduct coding audits to ensure compliance with coding guidelines, payer requirements, and regulatory standards
• Provide education and feedback to coding staff and leadership based on audit findings
• Monitor documentation and coding practices to identify improvement opportunities for providers and coders
• Collaborate with Revenue Cycle, Coding leadership, and Clinical Documentation teams on process improvements and regulatory updates
• Manage multiple audit projects, reporting, and quality improvement initiatives

What You Will Get:

• Starting wage of $25.38/hr + more for experience!
• Comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits
• Opportunity to work independently while collaborating with system-wide teams
• Ongoing learning and development in coding quality, compliance, and auditing
• Work/life balance in a mission-driven healthcare organization

What You Need:

Required:

• Associate degree in Health Information Management or related field OR High School Diploma/equivalent with a coding certification
• 5–7 years of healthcare coding experience (hospital or multi-specialty clinic setting)
• One of the following certifications: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, or CCA

Emplify Health, a partnership of Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System, is a leading not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network based in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. With 11 hospitals and over 100 clinics, we serve 67 cities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities.

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.

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