Clinical Documentation Improvement Spec. I

Additional Information About The Role reputed company is seeking an reputed company critical care nurse to join reputed company as a Clinical Documentation Improvement Spec. I! Overview reputed company at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. reputed company's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, reputed company was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose The Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist I (CDIS I) uses clinical and coding knowledge for conducting clinically based reputed company and retrospective reviews of both inpatient and outpatient medical records reviews to evaluate the clinical documentation of clinical services by identifying opportunities for improving the quality of medical record documentation. This position facilitates and obtains appropriate physician documentation for any clinical conditions or procedures to support the appropriate severity of illness, expected risk of mortality, and complexity of care of the patient.

Responsibilities

• Reviews clinical documentation to facilitate the accurate representation of the severity of illness, expected risk of mortality, and complexity of care by improving the quality of the physician’s clinical documentation.
• Utilizes hospital coding code set, policies and procedures, federal and state coding reimbursement guidelines, and application of the Coding Clinic Guidelines to assign working diagnosis-reputed company groups (DRG); review patient records throughout hospitalization that have been identified as focus DRG by regulatory agencies or the facility to ensure the codes are reported at the highest specificity.
• Initiates physician interaction reputed company reputed company ancillary test findings, ambiguous, missing or conflicting information is in the medical record, through the physician query process and/or participation in rounding with the physicians by requesting additional documentation for correct coding and compliance necessary for accurate reputed company of CMI, LOS, and optimal resource utilization.
• Partners with other healthcare disciplines and HIMS coding staff to ensure accuracy of diagnostic and procedural data and completeness of supporting documentation to reconcile the working and final DRG, severity of illness, risk of mortality and quality outcomes.
• Initiates medical record review reputed company 24 to 48 hours of admission; sytematically monitors the targeted medical records reputed company at least 48 hours (unless otherwise indicated) to determine compliance to established documentation standards; conducts follow-up reviews to ensure points of clarification have been addressed/documented in the medical record.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's
• Nursing

Experience

• 2-5 years

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• Nursing

Experience

• 5-10 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Benefits

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• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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