Coding Specialist III
About The Position
Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. If you’re looking for a job to love, apply today. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Emplify Health by Gundersen Health System is seeking a detail‑oriented and motivated individual to join our team as a Coding Specialist III! If you enjoy analyzing clinical documentation, ensuring coding accuracy, and supporting high‑quality patient care, we would love to hear from you. What's Available: 1.0 FTE (40 hours weekly), Full-time Starting wage of $23.82/hour + more for experience! Daytime shifts with flexibility, Monday-Friday Location: We only accept candidates from WI, IA, or MN Department: Clinical Documentation Improvement/Inpatient Facility Coding What You Will Do: Review and translate inpatient clinical documentation to assign accurate ICD‑10‑CM/PCS codes and determine the appropriate MS‑DRG or APR‑DRG. Ensure coding accuracy, compliance, and alignment with all official guidelines, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements. Clarify documentation with providers using national query standards and collaborate with Clinical Documentation Specialists. Verify and abstract key data elements to support billing, quality metrics, research, and reporting. Maintain coding competency through continuing education and active certification. Why You'll Love It Here: Strong support for career growth, continuing education, and professional certification Excellent healthcare benefits and a top‑rated retirement plan Leadership that values accuracy, integrity, and work/life balance Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on documentation quality and patient care outcomes What You'll Need: Post‑high school education in Health Information Technology, Health Information Administration, or another equivalent allied health program 2 years of hospital coding experience (inpatient, outpatient, emergency services, or inpatient coding completed in an educational/hospital setting) One of the following active certifications: CIC, CCS, RHIT, RHIA, or COC with 2 years of inpatient coding experience Preferred but not required: 3–4 years inpatient coding experience in a medium or large health system and DRG optimization experience Emplify Health is comprised of two of the Midwest’s most respected healthcare systems, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. Once neighbors, we are now partners, united in our mission to provide exceptional care to our communities. As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network, we have headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Our extensive network includes 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, serving 67 cities and rural communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. With over 4,500 dedicated nurses and providers, we are committed to delivering primary, specialty and emergency care, along with innovative medical education programs. 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 [email protected] or call 608-775-0267. We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future. Equal Opportunity Employer Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love! Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years. Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love. Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve. You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities. This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself! What You Can Expect: Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are. Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees. Select Remote/Hybrid Eligible under More search to see our remote-eligible openings. A rewarding career and an excellent quality of life awaits you. Learn more about our excellence in patient care, education, research, culture, and something we call Love + Medicine at www.gundersenhealth.org/careers/life.
Requirements
- Post‑high school education in Health Information Technology, Health Information Administration, or another equivalent allied health program
- 2 years of hospital coding experience (inpatient, outpatient, emergency services, or inpatient coding completed in an educational/hospital setting)
- One of the following active certifications: CIC, CCS, RHIT, RHIA, or COC with 2 years of inpatient coding experience
Nice To Haves
- 3–4 years inpatient coding experience in a medium or large health system and DRG optimization experience
Responsibilities
- Review and translate inpatient clinical documentation to assign accurate ICD‑10‑CM/PCS codes and determine the appropriate MS‑DRG or APR‑DRG.
- Ensure coding accuracy, compliance, and alignment with all official guidelines, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Clarify documentation with providers using national query standards and collaborate with Clinical Documentation Specialists.
- Verify and abstract key data elements to support billing, quality metrics, research, and reporting.
- Maintain coding competency through continuing education and active certification.
Benefits
- Strong support for career growth, continuing education, and professional certification
- Excellent healthcare benefits and a top‑rated retirement plan
- Leadership that values accuracy, integrity, and work/life balance
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on documentation quality and patient care outcomes
- Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth
- Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member
- Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
