What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Document Specialist position at RWJBarnabas Health?
Req #: 0000190492
Category: Revenue Cycle and Patient Access
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Services
Department: Clinical Documentation Mgmt
Pay Range: $91,472.00 - $129,204.00 per year
Location:
Newark, Newark, NJ 08901
Job Title: Clinical Document Specialist
Location: Barnabas Health Corp
Department: Clinical Documentation Mgmt
Req#: 0000190492
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $91,472.00 - $129,204.00 Annual
Pay Transparency
The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Job Overview
A clinical documentation specialist (CDS) reviews a patient’s medical records to ensure documentation is accurate as well as up-to-date with the latest information on a patient’s illness. They also record the details of every step-in clinical treatment. A CDS must have familiarity with the codes involved with medical records, each of which is used to indicate some aspect of the patient’s medical information, condition and the treatment received. A CDS must have the clinical knowledge to talk with doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers about the treatment a patient has received, especially if there are gaps in the healthcare record.
Qualifications
Required:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
Category: Revenue Cycle and Patient Access
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Services
Department: Clinical Documentation Mgmt
Pay Range: $91,472.00 - $129,204.00 per year
Location:
Newark, Newark, NJ 08901
Job Title: Clinical Document Specialist
Location: Barnabas Health Corp
Department: Clinical Documentation Mgmt
Req#: 0000190492
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $91,472.00 - $129,204.00 Annual
Pay Transparency
The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Job Overview
A clinical documentation specialist (CDS) reviews a patient’s medical records to ensure documentation is accurate as well as up-to-date with the latest information on a patient’s illness. They also record the details of every step-in clinical treatment. A CDS must have familiarity with the codes involved with medical records, each of which is used to indicate some aspect of the patient’s medical information, condition and the treatment received. A CDS must have the clinical knowledge to talk with doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers about the treatment a patient has received, especially if there are gaps in the healthcare record.
Qualifications
Required:
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with a BSN degree
- Minimum 5 years acute hospital experience as a clinical nurse
- Must read, write and speak English.
- Passing grade on Clinical Competency Exam
- Advanced understanding of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication and organizational skills
- Must maintain a professional demeanor
- Must display a proven analytical capability
- The ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Able to quickly learn new concepts and software
- CCDS certification (preferred)
- Prior experience in clinical documentation review
- Understanding of ICD-10-CM coding requirements
- Experience in a supervisory role
- Adult acute care experience in med/surg, critical care, emergency, or PACU
- Current New Jersey Licensed Registered Nurse
- Working Hours: Hybrid - four days onsite, one day remote. Subject to change based on business needs.
- Physical Working Location: Newark Beth Israel Medical Ctr - Newark, NJ
- Concurrently review and evaluate selected patient's medical records for overall quality and completeness
- Assisting in clarifying documentation regarding the patient’s diagnoses and/or procedures, co-morbid conditions, complications, and other reportable data elements including quality measures and severity of illness and risk of mortality (SOI/ROM)
- Clarifications will be completed by utilizing computer software to generate the clarification.
- Collaborate with physicians, non-physician clinicians, coding professionals on an ongoing basis regarding documentation opportunities, coding and reimbursement issues and relevant quality and performance improvement opportunities.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
- Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
Salary : $91,472 - $129,204