Registered Nurse - Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist

Details

• Department: Clinical Documentation
• Schedule: Full-time, Monday to Friday 8am-4:30pm
• Hospital: Ascension Saint Joseph
• Location: Chicago, IL
• Salary: $82,489.68 - $116,450.88 per year

Onsite position - not Remote

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options and wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term and short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave and adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Facilitate improvement in overall quality, completeness, and accuracy of medical record documentation.

• Complete admission reviews and work closely with coding staff to ensure accuracy in code assignments that reflect the patients clinical status and care.
• Initiate and maintain extensive interactions with physicians and mid-level providers to address the need for more detailed information in the medical record.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to ensure the severity of illness and level of services provided are accurately reflected in the medical record and to resolve physician queries and documentation issues prior to patient's discharge.
• Maintain accurate records of review activities, ensuring reports and outcomes of clinical documentation improvement (CDI) efforts are valid.
• Provide education to the healthcare team on an ongoing basis regarding documentation opportunities, coding, and reimbursement issues, and relevant quality and performance improvement activities.

Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Illinois Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

• Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR required professional licensure at time of hire.

Additional Preferences

• At least 5 years with recent inpatient adult acute care bedside experience
• Critical Care or Cardiac telemetry experience highly preferred
• CDI/CDS experience preferred
• BSN preferred
• Proficient computer skills with knowledge of Google

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Illinois delivers compassionate, personalized care throughout Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. As one of the largest health systems in Illinois with 15 hospitals and more than 230 sites of care, you will find an environment that allows you to thrive and create a career path you love. Join a diverse team of more than 17,000 associates and more than 600 providers who are dedicated to providing compassionate, personalized care to all.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

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Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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