Registered Nurse - Clinical Documentation Specialist - 8 Hour Days

Job Description

Are you ready to bring your advanced Health Information Management skills to a world-class facility recognized as one of the top ten in the United States? Do you have a passion for the highest quality and patient happiness? Then please respond to this dynamic opportunity available with one of the best places to work in Southern California! We would be happy to hear from you.

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of happiness, passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our fifth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals to using innovative facilities, you’ll have all the resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals.

As our next Clinical Documentation Specialist, you will work under the general direction of the HID CDI / Core Measures Supervisor or Manager, with responsibility for improving the overall quality and completeness of clinical documentation.

Summary of Duties :

Facilitates modifications to clinical documentation through extensive interaction with physicians, nursing staff, other patient caregivers, and medical records coding staff to support the level of service rendered to all patients as assigned

Provides clarity of clinical information used for measuring and reporting physician and medical center outcomes which incorporates current DRG methodologies (e.g. MS-DRG) by CMS and / or other regulating / quality reporting bodies (e.g. APR-DRG)

Educates all members of the patient care team on an ongoing basis

Qualifications

Qualifications : Education :

High school diploma or GED required

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or other advanced health care field preferred

Foreign trained MDs will be considered

License / Certifications :

Registered Nurse, LVN, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Physician Assistant, foreign MD license or certification in Health Information Management or Medical Coding, such as RHIT, RHIA, CCDS, CDIP OR CPC, required

Experience :

A minimum of 5 years of experience in Acute Clinical Care, Utilization Review, Coding, or Case Management required

Working knowledge of Joint Commission standards and regulatory requirements required

Strong broad-based clinical knowledge and understanding of pathology / physiology of disease processes required

Solid computer proficiency required

At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment.

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and / or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

Req ID : 10457

Working Title : Registered Nurse - Clinical Documentation Specialist - 8 Hour Days

Department : CSRC CDI Services

Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category : Patient Financial Services

Job Specialty : RN

Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT

Primary Shift : Day

Shift Duration : 8 hour

Base Pay : $50.48 - $80.77