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Overview



Summary

Evaluates the day to day documentation practices of the Medical Staff and healthcare team on a complex patient population, and offers education and recommendations in accordance with the Clinical Documentation Program. Provides clinical expertise in the documentation and coding of diagnoses and procedures; stays abreast of coding and reimbursement changes; promotes quality coding and serves as a resource to the coding staff. Reports to the Corporate Clinical Documentation Manager. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

+ Organizes and performs work effectively and efficiently on a complex (higher acuity) patient population such as transplants and open heart cases .

+ Performs Quality Reviews Compliantly

+ Improves coding specificity by educating physicians, clinicians, and other involved parties regarding the necessity of providing complete and clear documentation of the care provided throughout a patient?s stay. This includes capturing complications/co-morbidities during the patient?s stay. This is achieved via queries, face-to-face communications, and/or other educational programs and tools useful and necessary to achieve this goal.

+ Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development by attendance and /or participation in continuing education programs as well as self-education.

+ Completes assigned goals.

Requirements, Preferences and Experience

Experience

Preferred: ICD coding, ICU or ED and/or Case Management experience.

Minimum: Three (3) years of professional practice experience in an acute care facility. The experience must be pertinent and current to the specialty of the patient population.

Licensure, Registration, Certification

Minimum: RN

Special Skills

Minimum: Skill and proficiency in coding quality, utilization, care management or equivalent. Basic computer skills necessary.

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry—healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

At Baptist, We Offer:

+ Competitive salaries

+ Paid vacation/time off

+ Continuing education opportunities

+ Generous retirement plan

+ Health insurance, including dental and vision

+ Sick leave

+ Service awards

+ Free parking

+ Short-term disability

+ Life insurance

+ Health care and dependent care spending accounts

+ Education assistance/continuing education

+ Employee referral program

Job Summary:

Position: 10424 - Specialist-Clinical Documentation III RN

Facility: MBMC - Hospital

Department: HS Clinical Doc Integrity Corporate

Category: Administrative Non Clinical Support

Type: Non Clinical

Work Type: Full Time

Work Schedule: Days

Located in the Jackson, MS metro area

REQNUMBER: 27500