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When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of happiness, passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it's just one of the many reasons we've achieved our fifth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals to using innovative facilities, you'll have all the resources to do something incredible-for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America's Best Hospitals.
As our next Clinical Documentation Specialist, you will work under the general direction of the HID CDI/Core Measures Supervisor or Manager, with responsibility for improving the overall quality and completeness of Clinical Documentation.
Summary of Duties:
- Facilitates modifications to Clinical Documentation through extensive interaction with physicians, nursing staff, other patient caregivers, and medical records coding staff to support the level of service rendered to all patients as assigned
- Provides clarity of clinical information used for measuring and reporting physician and medical center outcomes which incorporates current DRG methodologies (e.g. MS-DRG) by CMS and/or other regulating/quality reporting bodies (e.g. APR-DRG)
- Educates all members of the patient care team on an ongoing basis
Educational Requirements:
High School Diploma/GED Required.
Bachelor's degree in nursing or health information management Preferred.
Foreign Medical Degree may be considered.
Licenses:
RN State License -Current RN license (not limited to State of California) or higher clinical degree (i.e. MD), or Registered Health Info Admin, or Registered Health Info Tech Required;
Clinical Documentation Improvement Professional - or Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist Preferred
Experience:
Acute Care Experience - 3 Years Required
Utilization Review, Coding, or Case Management experience - Preferred
Physical Demands:
Sit at a desk or table with some walking, standing, bending, stooping, or carrying of light objects - Frequently
Perform continuous operation of a personal computer for four hours or more. - Constantly
Use hands and fingers to handle and manipulate objects and/or operate equipment. -Constantly
Bend, crouch, stoop, stretch, or crawl. Bend upper torso and reach up and out with hands and arms. - Rarely
