Clinical Documentation Specialist Job Opening in Wyoming

Job opening in a small 70 bed hospital located in beautiful WY, about 3 hrs from Jackson, for a Clinical Documentation Specialist to join their team. Job requires you to be onsite.

The System Clinical Documentation Specialist will facilitate improvement in the overall quality, completeness, and accuracy of clinical documentation. Through concurrent interaction with physicians, case managers, coders and other health care team members, the Clinical Documentation Specialist, will strive to ensure comprehensive medical record documentation that reflects the clinical treatment, decisions, and diagnosis for all inpatients. Serving as a resource to all members of the health care team on documentation guidelines, this position will provide guidance and support, as well as assisting with education and training related to improving clinical documentation. This position will actively participate in educating appropriate hospital and medical staff about the changes associated with transitioning to ICD-10.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Conducts daily reviews of inpatient medical records either in the nursing unit and/or on the computer to identify missing, vague, and/or incomplete diagnoses and procedures. Conducts timely follow-up reviews of clinical documentation to ensure that issues discussed and queries left in the medical record have been answered by the provider
• Will utilize coding and clinical expertise to identify opportunities and ensure the accuracy and completeness of clinical documentation user for measuring and reporting physician and hospital outcomes.
• Queries physicians on specificity of procedures performed and diagnosis based on accepted coding guidelines, clinical expertise and the Hospitals query policy
• Tracks and trends specific opportunities for improvement through the query process utilizing approved metrics reporting
• Conducts educational sessions with physicians and other health care team members on documentation requirements
• Conducts CDI on-boarding education of all new admitting physicians as part of the hospitals orientation program
• Reviews clinical issues and identified query response concerns with physician advisors
• Participates in data collection to document findings and outcomes to drive quality improvement and improved clinical documentation
• Stays current with requirements of CMS Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS), AHA Coding Clinic and Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting related to ICD-10.
• Participates in department and facility Quality and Performance initiatives
• Works closely with case management, quality management, risk management, and medical staff credentialing to provide data related to key clinical indicators and operational metrics
• Works in conjunction with the Directors of Quality Improvement, Medical Staff Credentialing and medical staff leadership to assure effective monitoring and successful completion of identified plans for improvement
• Prepares and presents educational programs to all internal constituents related to clinical documentation issues and coordinates same with clinical staff, physicians, compliance and coding staff.
• Makes regular reports of progress toward goals associated with clinical documentation improvement opportunities and operational improvement plans
• Ability to establish cooperative working relationship with diverse groups and individuals, medical staff and other health care disciplines and interact with all levels of employees
• Other duties as assigned.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensed Registered Nurse, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, LPN or combination thereof preferred. Prior experience in case management, utilization review, clinical documentation improvement, and/or coding accuracy preferred.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in an acute adult in-patient clinical role for RNs and LPNs with demonstrated critical thinking skills or a minimum of two years’ experience with inpatient coding for coders, process improvement in an acute care facility preferred or equivalent experience. Coding skills with experience in ICD-9-CM, knowledge of CMS Inpatient Prospective Payment System, and working knowledge of AHA Coding Clinic. Bachelor’s degree in nursing may be substituted for two years of the required work experience
• Current licensure as a registered nurse in state of practice
• Must have strong computer skills and the ability to type on a keyboard. Prefer experience with Microsoft Office products including Excel
• Certified Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (CCDS) or Certified Documentation Improvement CDI Practitioner preferred.
• Excellent demonstrated oral, written and communication skills.
• Proven communication skills in dealing with multidisciplinary clinical and operations teams including physicians.
• Current working knowledge of one or more of the following: Medical /Surgical Nursing, Critical Care, Care and Case Management (Resource Utilization), Surgical Services, Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance, Core Measures and Public Reporting of Hospital Quality Data.
• Experience in development of reference based continuing educational programs using Adult Learning Principles.
• Must be self-motivated and have the ability to work within the established policies, procedures and practices prescribed by the facility, corporation and the immediate supervisor.

This town has a population of approximately 37,000 with major urban centers such as Salt Lake City, Utah, Billings, Montana, and Denver, Colorado an easy half-day drive away. This town is where people want to live in a place where they can go fishing after work, where the checker at the grocery store doesn’t need ID to accept their check, where they can enjoy the simple pleasure of listening to their children sing in the Community Children’s’ Chorale. Low population density, low crime rate, and a great location make the serenity of life in this city one of its most outstanding features. People work hard, but they work without the stress of living in a city where high-pressure jobs are matched by high-pressure lifestyles. We’re in the middle of a desert area, 30 minutes from mountains and pristine rivers. The wildlife and majesty is all there for those that want to venture out. We’re centrally located, so everything in the state is within 3-4 hours, Yellowstone and Jackson Hole to name a few. There’s downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking, 4-wheeling, snowmobiling, boating, etc.

More to know:

• Local airport with United Express service to Denver, CO
• Great public and private education opportunities for school age children
• Secondary Education – Central Wyoming College
• Access to University of Wyoming via Central Wyoming College

Close to Jackson Hole Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park

SLC Utah – 4.5 hours away by car

Billings, MT – 4 hours away by car

Denver, Colorado – 6 hours away by car 

Competitive Salary Range!

How to apply for the Clinical Documentation Specialist Job: contact tinaroberts@contactjc.com or tinaroberts@toprecruiterweb.onmicrosoft.com 

Tina Roberts

Executive & Management Recruitment Services

(415) 770-1200 – call/text-the quickest way to reach me.