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Hourly Wage Estimate: $43.28 - $64.94 / hour

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Introduction

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist today with HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

HCA Healthcare offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

+ Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

+ Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

+ Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

+ 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

+ Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

+ Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

+ Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

+ Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

+ Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

+ Colleague recognition program

+ Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

+ Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

Come join our team as a Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Under direction of Coding Operations leadership, the CDI Specialist, Outpatient facilitates modifications to clinical documentation through concurrent interaction with providers and other members of the healthcare team. The CDI Specialist, Outpatient promotes compliant documentation capture of a patient’s acute and chronic conditions. Regular, clear, and consistent communication is expected to relay information on coding related topics in a virtual or face-to-face setting within physician practices. The CDI Specialist, Outpatient will utilize risk adjustment coding expertise to educate providers and staff, review documentation for improvement recommendations, and proactively seek to understand, meet, and exceed customer expectations.

**SUPERVISOR:** Director, Coding Education

CERTIFICATION:

+ Must hold at least one of the following credentials: Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC®), Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP), Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS), Certified Professional Coder (CPC®), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist[1]Physician (CCS-P), RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician), RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator)

DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

+ Reviews patient medical records to identify clinical documentation improvement opportunities for risk adjustment coding.

+ Provides coding and documentation improvement education to providers.

+ Utilize provider education strategies to promote complete and accurate clinical documentation and correct negative trends.

+ Identify patterns, trends, variances, and opportunities to improve documentation review processes.

+ Accurately capture detailed review results and educational efforts for performance measurement reporting.

+ Interact with appropriate resources that support professional growth and sustain continual learning.

+ Participate in CDI and risk adjustment coding continuing education to maintain certification.

+ Maintains a working knowledge of the coding guidelines/principles including: ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and third party billing requirements.

+ Ensures compliance with coding policies and procedures.

+ Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement”.

+ Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

+ Bachelor’s Degree preferred

EXPERIENCE:

+ 2 + years of risk adjustment coding experience in an outpatient setting.

+ Clinical documentation review experience to ensure familiarity with complex disease processes and broad clinical concepts.

+ Thorough knowledge of coding practices and official guidelines, Hierarchal Condition Category (HCC), ICD-10-CM, and CPT codes.

+ Requires proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point.

Physician Services Group (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/physician-services) is skilled in physician employment, practice and urgent care operations. We are experts in hospitalist integration, and graduate medical education. We lead more than 1,300 physician practices and 170+ urgent care centers. We are HCA Healthcare’s graduate medical education leader. We provide direction for over 260 exceptional resident and fellowship programs. We focus on carrying out value-added solutions. These solutions help physicians deliver patient-centered healthcare. We support HCA Healthcare's commitment to the care and improvement of human life.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. **Unlock the possibilities and apply today!**

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.