Senior Clinical Doc Specialist - 12343 at Kaleida Health

📍 Location: Buffalo, NY, US
💼 Type: Fulltime
🏠 Work: On-site
💰 Salary: USD 34 - 47 (hourly)

📝 Description: **Location:** Larkin Bldg @ Exchange Street


**Location of Job** : US:NY:Buffalo


**Work Type** : Full\\-Time


**Shift 1**

#### **Job Description**Promote an accurate and meaningful database that clearly demonstrates the resources used in the patient's care. Act as an essential resource to the clinical team and collaborates extensively with Physicians/Providers, HIM coding team, Nursing, Patient Management, Quality Department and ancillary staff to perform concurrent analytical review of clinical documentation and coding data. Facilitates obtaining appropriate clinical documentation for any clinical conditions or procedures to support the appropriate severity of illness, expected risk of mortality, and complexity of care of the patient. The goal is to improve documentation of all conditions and treatments from point of entry to discharge,ensuring an accurate reflection of the patient condition in the associated DRG assignments, case\\-mix index, documentation/coded quality metrics, and reimbursement. Exhibits a sufficient knowledge of clinical documentation requirements, DRG assignment, and clinical conditions and/or procedures. Educate members of the patient care team regarding clinical documentation guidelines and impact, including attending Physicians, Advanced care practitioners, Residents/Medical students, Business Advisor's and other members of the health care team. Also responsible for audit review to identify potential documentation deficiencies in specific records and to identify clinical specialties that require focused interaction and physician/provider education. In addition, leads all service line provider engagement, relationship establishment and oversees ongoing documentation improvement initiatives including formal and informal education related to clinical documentation improvement to providers and the team. Oversees the general departmental orientation and development of new team members. Assist management in the generation and maintenance of analytic reports on routine basis and as needed. Responsible for additional assignments that require leadership abilities.

#### **Education And Credentials**

Bachelors degree required. Registered Nurse required. Cert. Clinical Doc Specialist (CCS) required


#### **Experience**5 years of experience in Patient Management, acute care, medical/surgical or ICU/ED as a licensed Registered Nurse required. 5 years of experience in Clinical Documentation Specialist field, coding classifications systems such as, but not limited to, ICD\\- CM, AP\\-DRG, APR \\-DRG, MS\\-DRG required. Clinical Documentation Specialist duties and responsibilities required.

**Working Conditions**

Essential:


* Weight Requirement \\- Light (up to 20 lbs)
**Job Details**

**Department** : KH Clinical Documentation


**Standard Hours Bi\\-Weekly** : 75\\.00


**Weekend/Holiday Requirement:** No


**On Call Required** : No


**With Rotation:** No


**Scheduled Work Hours:** 7a\\-3p, 7:30a\\-3:30p, 8a\\-4p


**Work Arrangement** : Hybrid


**Union Code** : N00 \\- Non Union KH


**Requisition ID\\#** : 12343


**Grade** : EX213


**Pay Frequency** : Bi\\-Weekly


**Salary Range:** $34\\.84 \\- $47\\.91





* Wage will be determined based on factors such as candidate's experience, qualifications, internal equity, and any applicable collective bargaining agreement.

*Kaleida Health’s mission is to advance the health of our community, and we believe our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategic work is mission\\- critical for the good of our workforce and the community who need and depend on our care and services. We understand that racism and health inequities stand firmly in the way of advancing the health of our community, and Kaleida Health envisions DEI as the pursuit of equity and restorative justice for every person. We will exemplify courage and accountability through both the professing and practice of our core values for our friends, colleagues, and community. Kaleida Health is committed to creating a culture of equity and inclusion where diversity is valued and celebrated!*
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