Senior Clinical Documentation Consultant

This position requires a high level of professional clinical knowledge and knowledge of coding guidelines and documentation requirements to identify and query for documentation improvement. This documentation clarification improves overall patient quality, as well as maximizes the capture and reflection of the acuity of the patient. Through essential and effective communication with physicians and ancillary clinical providers, accurate classification of the severity of illness and risk of mortality level of the patient is achieved. This position works within a multidisciplinary professional team to achieve desired documentation outcomes at the facility level.