Facility CDI Specialist

BHS • Indiana - Work from Home, IN

2d • Remote

About The Position

Baptist Health is looking for a Clinical Documentation Specialist to join our team. This is a remote position that requires residence in either KY or IN. The Clinical Documentation Specialist is responsible for the evaluation of physician documentation utilizing their clinical expertise to ensure the patients’ severity of illness is accurately portrayed in the medical record for specificity of coding and increased coding accuracy. They provide guidance to the physicians, nursing and ancillary staff on clinical documentation best practices. They must be self-motivated and be adaptive to change.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse with active Kentucky license
• Bachelor's degree preferred and 3 years acute health care nursing (including 1 year experience in clinical documentation), OR Associate's degree in Nursing with 5 years acute health care nursing.
• Knowledge of medical record organization
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Ability to complete assignments in a timely manner despite fluctuations in workflow
• Strong interpersonal, communication and listening skills
• Knowledge of e-mail, Word, Excel, data entry and data retrieval systems, Encoder and internet

Nice To Haves

• ACDIS Credential (CCDS) or Certified Documentation Improvement Professions (CDIP) strongly encouraged

Responsibilities

• Evaluation of physician documentation utilizing clinical expertise to ensure patients' severity of illness is accurately portrayed in the medical record for specificity of coding and increased coding accuracy.
• Provide guidance to physicians, nursing, and ancillary staff on clinical documentation best practices.
• Self-motivated and adaptive to change.

What This Job Offers

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