Clinical Documentation Specialist

2 days ago


Elk Mills, Maryland, United States ChristianaCare Full time
Job Title: Clinical Documentation Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled Clinical Documentation Specialist to join our team at ChristianaCare. As a Clinical Documentation Specialist, you will play a critical role in improving the overall quality and completeness of clinical documentation within the inpatient medical record.

Job Summary:

The Clinical Documentation Specialist will be responsible for facilitating modifications to clinical documentation through extensive concurrent interaction with physicians and the coding staff. This position requires a strong understanding of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and disease processes, as well as knowledge of ICD and CPT coding nomenclature, UHDDS, and general coding principles.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Concurrent review of inpatient medical records throughout the patient's hospitalization
  • Analyzes clinical status of patient, current treatment and past medical history and identifies potential gaps in physician documentation
  • Communicates with physicians or other providers to validate observations and appropriately prompts for documentation, if necessary, either verbally or written
  • Demonstrates proficient knowledge of HIMS standards of coding and applies to ongoing evaluation of the medical record documentation
  • Identifies patients appropriate for the Hospital Quality Measures and prompts RN and physician for clinical documentation according to the accepted standards
  • Educates physicians and other key healthcare providers regarding clinical documentation improvement and the need for accurate and complete documentation in the health record
  • Reviews and clarifies clinical issues in the health record with the coding professionals that would support an accurate DRG assignment, severity of illness, and/or risk of mortality
  • Identifies trends and/or opportunities to improve clinical documentation
  • Presents opportunities and potential solutions to the clinical documentation initiative team
  • Attends coding/financial educational programs and regulatory educational programs and updates as necessary to maintain proficient knowledge base
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in nursing
  • DE RN licensed or RN Compact State License
  • Minimum of 3 years recent experience as a Registered Nurse in acute care, adult care setting preferred
  • RN experience in Cardiac, Critical Care, Med-Surg, and Oncology experience highly desirable
  • Clinical Documentation, Case Management, Performance Improvement, or Inpatient Coding experience highly desirable
  • Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) is required in a year after eligibility
Working Conditions:

This position requires a normal office environment with frequent deadline situations. The ideal candidate will be able to work efficiently independently and well with others on all levels, displaying diplomacy and tact.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including holiday pay, guaranteed hours, continuing education, 403b retirement plan, pet insurance, cancellation protection, wellness and fitness programs, mileage reimbursement, employee assistance programs, medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, and license and certification reimbursement.



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