Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist, Baptist Metro Square

Baptist Health System, Inc. • Akron, OH

5d • Remote

About The Position

Baptist Health is looking to add a Clinical Document Integrity Specialist in our CDI Department at Baptist Metro Square. This is a Full Time remote opportunity. Baptist Jacksonville is a Magnet™ designated hospital, the gold standard for excellence in patient care. We serve families throughout the area with high-quality, comprehensive care for every stage of life. As a Clinical Document Integrity Specialist, you will be responsible for facilitating the improvement in the overall quality, completeness and compliance of the clinical documentation through extensive interaction with physicians, nursing, other patient care givers and coding staff to ensure that documentation supports the DRG assigned to each case to the extent that the physician concurs. Ensures that the documentation used in measuring patient outcomes is accurate and complete by conducting initial and concurrent reviews on admissions. Monitors assignment of patient status; utilizes designated and approved tools to track progress; serves as resource to physicians and coding regarding issues related to the appropriateness for inpatient DRG assignment.

Requirements

• Minimum of four years experience in acute care nursing experience, leadership preferred.
• Associate of Science in Nursing Required
• Licensed Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Required Or Licensed Registered Nurse Required Or Licensed Physician Assistant Required Or Licensed Nurse Practitioner Required
• 3-5 Years Coding Experience
• 3-5 Years Utilization Review Experience
• 3-5 Years Experience working in an Acute Care setting Required

Nice To Haves

• Doctor of Medicine Preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing Preferred
• Certified Documentation Improvement Professional, (CDIP) Preferred
• Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist, CCDS Preferred
• 3-5 Years Knowledge of Coding Clinic Guidelines Preferred

Responsibilities

• Facilitating the improvement in the overall quality, completeness and compliance of the clinical documentation through extensive interaction with physicians, nursing, other patient care givers and coding staff to ensure that documentation supports the DRG assigned to each case to the extent that the physician concurs.
• Ensuring that the documentation used in measuring patient outcomes is accurate and complete by conducting initial and concurrent reviews on admissions.
• Monitoring assignment of patient status.
• Utilizing designated and approved tools to track progress.
• Serving as resource to physicians and coding regarding issues related to the appropriateness for inpatient DRG assignment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree