SSM Health
10,000+ employees
⚕️ Healthcare Insurance
💰 Debt Financing on 2019-11
Healthcare Insurance
SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving communities across the Midwest. It is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the United States, operating 23 hospitals and over 650 physician offices, along with other outpatient and virtual care services in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. SSM Health is dedicated to providing high-quality care through a comprehensive, integrated health care delivery system. The organization values diversity, inclusion, and the professional growth of its 40,000 team members. SSM Health is committed to exceptional patient care, showcasing a rich heritage of service for over 150 years.
Clinical Documentation Specialist, First Reviewer
🕒 3 days ago
🏈 Alabama, Florida, +16 more states – Remote
⏰ Full Time
🟢 Junior
🟡 Mid-level
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SSM Health
10,000+ employees
⚕️ Healthcare Insurance
💰 Debt Financing on 2019-11
Healthcare Insurance
SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving communities across the Midwest. It is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the United States, operating 23 hospitals and over 650 physician offices, along with other outpatient and virtual care services in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. SSM Health is dedicated to providing high-quality care through a comprehensive, integrated health care delivery system. The organization values diversity, inclusion, and the professional growth of its 40,000 team members. SSM Health is committed to exceptional patient care, showcasing a rich heritage of service for over 150 years.
📋 Description
• Performs concurrent analytical reviews of clinical and coding data to improving physician documentation for all conditions and treatments from point of entry to discharge. • Facilitates the resolution of queries and educates members of the patient care team regarding documentation guidelines. • Collaborates with coding professionals to ensure accuracy of diagnostic and procedural data. • Completes initial reviews of patient records and evaluates documentation to assign the principal diagnosis. • Maintains appropriate productivity level. • Conducts follow-up reviews of patients to assign a working or final DRG assignment upon patient discharge. • Queries physicians regarding missing, unclear, or conflicting health record documentation. • Identifies issues with reporting of diagnostic testing proactively. • Enhances expertise in query development, presentation, and standards. • Educates physicians and key healthcare providers regarding clinical documentation improvement. • Attends department meetings to review documentation related issues. • Conducts independent research to promote knowledge of clinical topics and coding guidelines. • Collaborates with coding to reconcile the DRG and resolves mismatches.
🎯 Requirements
• Must have prior experience as a Clinical Documentation Specialist • 1 year of experience as a Clinical Documentation Specialist • Additional Two years' in an acute care setting or relevant experience • Graduate of accredited school of nursing, PA, NP, or medical school, or Associate's degree and Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) certification from the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (ACDIS) • CCDS certification • Proficiency with MS Office Tool - especially Excel. • Prior experience reviewing PSI (patient safety indicator) or experience with Vizient specialized mortality reviews.
🏖️ Benefits
• Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). • Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. • Upfront Tuition Coverage : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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