What are the responsibilities and job description for the CDS Trainee - Medical Records position at Mission Regional Medical Center?
Overview
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Mission Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
Mission Regional Medical Center is a 297-bed, non-profit hospital that provides inpatient and outpatient hospital services to the people of the Rio Grande Valley. Rated one of the top hospitals in the country for clinical excellence in many services including maternity and orthopedic care, Mission Regional Medical Center has been offering quality healthcare, close to home, for over 60 years. For more information visit www.missionrmc.org .
Responsibilities
CDS Trainee is responsible for conducting clinically based concurrent and retrospective reviews of inpatient medical records to evaluate the clinical documentation is reflective of quality-of-care outcomes and reimbursement compliance for acute care services provided. CDS Trainee will collaborate closely with the medical staff to facilitate appropriate clinical documentation of patient care. Other responsibilities include conducting documentation for inpatient admission criteria, initial and extended-stay concurrent reviews on all selected admissions and documenting findings Additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
Required Qualifications
Full Time
Shift
Days
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Mission Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
Mission Regional Medical Center is a 297-bed, non-profit hospital that provides inpatient and outpatient hospital services to the people of the Rio Grande Valley. Rated one of the top hospitals in the country for clinical excellence in many services including maternity and orthopedic care, Mission Regional Medical Center has been offering quality healthcare, close to home, for over 60 years. For more information visit www.missionrmc.org .
Responsibilities
CDS Trainee is responsible for conducting clinically based concurrent and retrospective reviews of inpatient medical records to evaluate the clinical documentation is reflective of quality-of-care outcomes and reimbursement compliance for acute care services provided. CDS Trainee will collaborate closely with the medical staff to facilitate appropriate clinical documentation of patient care. Other responsibilities include conducting documentation for inpatient admission criteria, initial and extended-stay concurrent reviews on all selected admissions and documenting findings Additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
Required Qualifications
- Medical Graduate, PA or Nursing Graduate.
- Minimum of six (6) months of clinical experience in an acute care setting in any capacity.
- Knowledge of care delivery documentation systems and related medical record documents.
- Knowledge of age-specific needs and the elements of disease processes and related procedures.
- Strong broad-based clinical knowledge and understanding of pathology / physiology of disease processes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent critical thinking skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to build effective partnering relationships with physicians, nurse staff and hospital management staff.
- Working knowledge of inpatient admission criteria.
- Ability to work independently in a time-oriented environment.
- Computer literacy and familiarity with the operation of basic office equipment.
- Assertive personality traits to facilitate ongoing physician communication.
- Working knowledge of Medicare reimbursement system and coding structures preferred.
Full Time
Shift
Days
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf