Associate Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist (hybrid - Bakersfield)

Adventist Health • Bakersfield, CA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento, the Adventist Health corporate headquarters have been based in Roseville, California, for more than 40 years. In 2019, we unveiled our WELL-certified campus - a rejuvenating place for associates systemwide to collaborate, innovate and connect. Adventist Health Roseville and shared service teams have access to enjoy a welcoming space designed to promote well-being and inspire your best work. Job Summary: Reviews, evaluates and assesses medical records of patients, looks for specificity of an illness, the accuracy of the clinician’s documentation, coding requirements and documentation of important medical details to ensure the overall quality and completeness of clinical documentation of the patient medical record and ensures it is in compliance with government and other regulations. Runs program(s) with moderate budget/impact.

Requirements

• Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required
• Three years' clinical experience: Required
• Current licensed RN, medical provider or equivalent: Required
• Foreign Medical Doctor (FMD) or Medical license MD (MD) or Registered Nurse (RN): Required

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree: Preferred

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and assesses medical records of patients, looks for specificity of an illness, the accuracy of the clinician’s documentation, coding requirements and documentation of important medical details to ensure the overall quality and completeness of clinical documentation of the patient medical record.
• Performs coding, working DRG assignment and enters all review activity into tracking software.
• Analyzes and interprets medical records and clinical documentation and formulates appropriate physician queries.
• Performs follow up on incomplete physician queries to obtain an answer while the patient is still in house.
• Updates “working DRG” as documentation supports, or physician query answer supports a change in the DRG assignment.
• Reviews quality of medical record and communicates when conflicting data are found, the clinical documentation integrity specialist (CDIS) conveys deficiencies to department lead for more information to resolve the conflict.
• Assists clinical documentation department lead.
• Performs research to keeps abreast of regulatory changes related to documentation and coding.
• Follows documentation guidelines and legal requirements to ensure compliance with federal and state regulatory bodies.
• Attends ongoing education sessions.
• Acts as a liaison between the medical staff and the coding department.
• Works collaboratively with physicians and coding staff to ensure that clinical information in the medical record is present and accurate so that the appropriate clinical severity is captured for the level of service rendered to all patients.
• Attends scheduled physician and care management meetings as requested and reviews requested cases prior to the meetings.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees