Clinical Documentation Specialist Senior

Job Description:

The goal of the Clinical Documentation Specialist-Senior is to act as a leader, applying specialized depth and breadth of expertise and solving complex problems in order to improve the accuracy of the overall clinical picture and the representation of the complexity and severity of illness of patients through improved clinical documentation and diagnostic coding practices.

Posting Specifics:

Shift Details : Monday - Friday

Department: Physician Advisors

Essentials

Acts autonomously and provides specialized depth and breadth of expertise to complex issues. Examples of areas of responsibility to which specialized expertise may be applied are quality, continuous improvement, risk adjustment, clinical documentation systems, analytics, compliance.

Reviews medical records documentation for reimbursement, severity of illness and risk of mortality, identifies opportunities for improving the quality of medical record documentation, and confers with the caregiver regarding additional documentation required.

Collects statistics from the reviews and maintains accurate records to document costs and benefits.

Facilitates and enhances the coding and diagnosis-related group between physician and coding staff.

This position will include denial work and appeal writing.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a clinical field (e.g. RN, RRT, PT, OT, SLP, LCSW). Education must be obtained through an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.

Clinical license in state of practice (e.g. RN, RRT, PT, OT, SLP, LCSW).

Depending upon your clinical licensure, equivalent experience may substitute the degree requirement.

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Experience in Clinical Documentation Integrity.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Microsoft Office products.

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Experience appeal writing and/or denial work.

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Knowledge of iCentra and Help2 systems.

Physical Requirements:

Interact with others requiring employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information.

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Operate computers, telephones, office equipment, including manipulating paper requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.

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See and read computer monitors and documents.

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Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.

Location:

Key Bank Tower

Work City:

Salt Lake City

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$41.22 - $63.59

We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers (~~~/) , and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers (~~~) ; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (~~~/) .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.