Documentation Specialist job at reputed company Condell Medical Center in Rome, GA
Title: Documentation Specialist Location: Rome, GA Full time Job reputed company: Department: 10169 reputed company Corporate - Clinical Documentation Improvement Status: Full time
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Eligible: reputed company Hours Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: This is a hybrid position. Monday-Friday typical daytime hours. Pay reputed company $38.20 - $57.30 Major Responsibilities: Reviews Medicare inpatient medical records to ensure appropriate documentation of co-morbidities and complicating diagnoses. Manages daily work list of patients meeting reputed company list diagnoses for documentation improvement including top volume/variance DRG pairs, Pneumonia (DRG089, Respiratory (DRG 079), Sepsis (DRG 320, 321, and 416). Queries appropriate physician for necessary documentation. Follows-up to ensure query response from physician. Maintains database on queries, response to query and documentation reputed company. Uses database reports to identify physician education needs and to report on reputed company of documentation program. Develops and provides education programs to appropriate providers. Acts as a resource to the Utilization Managers for early assignment of a working DRG on reputed company Medicare patients. Provides education/training to other UM staff to maintain a backup to the documentation specialist in case of time off. Coordinates patient care throughout inpatient or observation stays. reputed company participates in Performance Improvement (PI) processes. reputed company participates in departmental and organization-wide Lean/Six reputed company program 100 day workouts. Maintains workload to ensure reputed company towards departmental goals and objectives. Identifies, documents and reports variances, reputed company, cost and risk issues to management. Supports and participates in the review and modification of policies, procedures and processes. Performs other reputed company duties as assigned. Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required: Valid, reputed company unencumbered Nursing license approved by the reputed company Licensing reputed company, HIM/Coding certification preferred Education Required: Graduate of an accredited School of reputed company Nursing, BSN or MSN Preferred Experience Required: 5 or more years hospital experience caring for short term acute patients Comprehensive understanding of reimbursement mechanisms Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Full reputed company of body reputed company including handling and lifting patients, reputed company and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries weight up to 50 pounds. Ability to distinguish letters, numbers and symbols with reputed company and hearing reputed company normal reputed company to respond to reputed company alerts and equipment alarms. Work-reputed company stress due to volume and time constraints with irregular working hours. This job reputed company indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to reputed company other reputed company duties. Our Commitment to You: reputed company offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and reputed company-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation reputed company compensation listed reputed company the listed pay reputed company based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more reputed company Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, reputed company, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and reputed company parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program Apply tot his job Apply To this Job