Lead Clinical Doc Improvement Specialist (Days)

We’re a Little Different

Our mission is clear. We bring to life a healing ministry through our compassionate care and exceptional service.

At Mercy, we believe in careers that match the unique gifts of unique individuals – careers that not only make the most of your skills and talents, but also your heart. Join us and discover why Modern Healthcare Magazine named us in its “Top 100 Places to Work.”

Overview:

This position is responsible for assisting the Medical Documentation Director and Health Information Management (HIM) Director with providing oversight of daily Clinical Documentation Team operations, education, and quality improvement. The goal of this position is to serve as a front line resource to the Clinical Documentation Improvement team and perform the Clinical Documentation Specialist functions. This position will provide educational support, for required documentation elements to providers, nursing, case managers, Health Information Management and any caregiver documenting within the medical record. Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards.

Qualifications:

• Education:RN, BSN, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, CIC, CCDS, or CDIP Experience:3 years CDI experience and 2 years in UM, nursing, coding or other inpatient healthcare related field; or 2 years CDI & 3 years related experience.
• Other Skills and Knowledge:•    Organized and possesses leadership skills•    Excellent critical thinking skills with the ability to quickly make decisive decisions from limited written and/or oral information, excellent reading comprehension•    Extensive knowledge of disease processes and clinical outcomes•    Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to express oneself, and comfortable speaking in groups.•    Ability to plan and organize workflow to meet deadlines•    Must have strong computer skills including typing ability.•    Ability to produce reports using multi-formats and software, i.e., Word, Excel•    Ability to present data findings/report to medical staff committees as needed•    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•    Ability to work flexible work schedules to accommodate provider rounding schedules and required medical staff presentations•    Ability to work with minimum supervision •    Organizational and administrative skills •    Encourage and assist with team-building•    Ability to resolve conflict•    and the ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information, both patient and employee.
• Preferred Qualifications: Education:RN, BSN, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, CIC, CCDS, or CDIP Experience:3-5 years CDI experience, must qualify for senior CDI specialist, demonstrate leadership skillsCertification/Registration:CCDS (Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist) from ACDIS or CDIP (Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner) from AHIMA .
• Other Skills and Knowledge:Kronos time entry EXCEL Spreadsheets, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word. 

We Offer Great Benefits:

Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coverage, PTO, tuition reimbursement and employer-matched retirement funds are just a few of the great benefits offered to eligible co-workers, including those working 32 hours or more per pay period!

We’re bringing to life a healing ministry through compassionate care.

At Mercy, our supportive community will be behind you every step of your day, especially the tough ones. You will have opportunities to pioneer new models of care and transform the health care experience through advanced technology and innovative procedures. We’re expanding to help our communities grow. Join us and be a part of it all.

What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy?

Compassion and professionalism go hand-in-hand with us. Having a positive outlook and a strong sense of advocacy is in perfect step with our mission and vision. We’re also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care – that’s just part of our commitment. If that sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.

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