RN - Registered Nurse Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist Senior (CCDS Certification Required)

Location:

Work from home (Pennsylvania)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

The Clinical Documentation Improvement Program is designed to improve the physician’s documentation in the patient’s medical record supporting the appropriate severity of illness, expected risk of mortality and complexity of care of the patient. Assists the providers with accurately identifying and documenting the healthcare services provided to the patient. Analyzes the clinical information, using the documentation as the primary driver. Acts as documentation liaison to physician staff as a means of finalizing information in the medical record.

Job Duties:

Applicants must currently hold the required certification in order to be considered for this position.

Hours: 40 hours per week; Hours will be between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST

Location: This is a work from home position.

Education and Experience: 3 years RN work experience is required; BSN is strongly preferred

Certification: Must currently hold one of the following certifications- Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) or Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP)

Job Duties:

• Reviews inpatient medical records within twenty four to fourty eight hours of admission for a specified patient population toevaluate documentation to assign the principal diagnosis, relevant secondary diagnoses, and procedures for accurate assignment, risk of mortality, severity of illness; and initiate documentation of the review.
• Pursues a subsequent review of records every three days to support and assign a working DRG assignment upon discharge.
• Formulates queries when it is determined there is missing documentation, conflicting documentation or unclear documentation.
• Provides on-going education to physicians and essential healthcare providers regarding clinical documentation improvement and the need for accurate and complete documentation in the patient's record.
• Collaborates with nursing staff, nutrition, pharmacist, along with the physicians on documentation and to resolve queries prior to the patient's discharge.
• Consistently meets established productivity targets for record review.
• Identifies strategies for sustained work process changes that facilitate complete, accurate clinical documentation.
• Participates in the analysis and trending of statistical data for specified patient population; identifies opportunity for improvement.
• Promotes a partnership with the inpatient coding professionals to ensure the accuracy of principal diagnosis, procedures and completeness of supporting documentation to determine the working and final DRG, severity of illness and risk of mortality.
• Acts as a resource person for the interdisciplinary team in order to promote collaboration and coordination of patient care considering age specific, developmental, cultural, and spiritual needs of the patient.
• Assists with the establishment of training tools for all staff and other employees in regard to quality documentation and coding improvement and further communicates the ongoing improvements relative to process automation, streamline and employee development.
• Participates in the training of all new staff, including on-going mentorship.

Benefits of Working at Geisinger:

Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members, but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally.

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare