Remote RN Coding Auditor Job in New York - Northwell — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This role is listed as a remote position in New York, but that remote flexibility comes with a significant geographic restriction: candidates must hold a current New York State RN license. This effectively ties the role to New York residency for licensing compliance purposes, making it unsuitable for location-independent digital nomads or travelers based outside the state.
For those already licensed in New York, the remote nature of the work does offer work-from-home convenience. However, the job is unlikely to be async-friendly — medical coding audit roles typically require adherence to business-hours workflows, timely chart reviews, and coordination with coding and CDI teams, implying standard Eastern Time hours.
Key constraints for travelers:
- New York State RN license is mandatory — you must maintain NY state residency or at least licensure.
- No mention of coworking stipends, equipment budgets, or travel perks.
- The clinical-regulatory nature of the work (Medicare/Medicaid compliance) makes full location independence impractical.
If you are a nurse seeking genuine location independence, look instead for roles that accept multi-state compact nursing licenses (eNLC states) or telehealth positions that explicitly allow practice across state lines. This particular role is best suited to NY-based professionals working from a home office.
Headquarters: Village of Garden City, New York, United States
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Validates Acute Inpatient coded charts to ensure the diagnostic information leading to the assignment can be substantiated by the documentation in the Medical Record.
Seeking RN candidates with a HCS-D - Home Care Coding Specialist-Diagnosis, COS-C Certificate for OASIS Specialist-Clinical.
Remote position in New York.
Job Responsibilities
- Leverages clinical expertise to identify and validate DRG code assignment.
- Full review of CDI suggested code changes.
- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of coding guidelines and principals; performs coding audits for optimization.
- Audits and reviews Medicare/non-Medicare charts to ensure that proper standards are maintained in compliance with Federal and State regulations.
- Applies coding rules and regulations to the validation review process.
- Reviews codes on Medicare/non-Medicare charts for compliance to rules and conventions.
- Communicates DRG changes and rationale to the coding and CDI staff.
- Identifies appropriate coding changes necessary to provide the most valid documentation in compliance with Federal and State regulations.
- Operates under general guidance; work assignments are varied and require interpretation and independent decisions on course of action.
- Reviews potential reassignments; demonstrates accurate and timely review of all reassignments.
- Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
Job Qualifications
- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Current License to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
*Prior CHHA Nursing experience strongly preferred.
Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
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