Coding Integrity Specialist

Gundersen Health System•Winnipeg, MN

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. This is a 1.0 FTE (40 hours weekly), Full-time position with a Monday-Friday, standard business hours shift. The role is remote eligible for candidates residing in WI, IA, or MN, but the first day of work must be on-site in La Crosse, WI. The department is Clinical Documentation Improvement / Coding Integrity.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

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