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Associate Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (Exempt)

Mercy

St. Louis, MO
27 days ago

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Job Description

Join Mercy as an Associate Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist and play a vital role in enhancing patient care through accurate clinical documentation. Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure compliance and quality in medical records while enjoying comprehensive benefits and a supportive community.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide clinically based, concurrent and retrospective reviews of inpatient medical records
  • Identify opportunities and ensure accuracy and completeness of clinical documentation
  • Collaborate with inpatient care providers for accurate documentation
  • Reflect true Severity of Illness (SOI), Risk of Mortality (ROM), and intensity of services rendered

Required Qualifications

  • RN, BSN, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, CIC, CCDS, or CDIP
  • 1-year related experience in acute care inpatient nursing or inpatient coding or HIM
  • Excellent critical thinking skills
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbally)
  • Strong computer skills including typing ability
  • Data entry
  • Record review with ability to interpret clinical data
  • Strong clinical knowledge
  • Ability to establish cooperative working relationships
  • Ability to work independently
  • Detail oriented

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3 years nursing, inpatient coding, or other HIM role in acute hospital setting
  • Knowledge of diagnosis-related groups (DRG)
  • Utilization review/case management experience
  • CCDS or CDIP certification preferred

Benefits & Perks

Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coveragePTOTuition reimbursementEmployer-matched retirement funds