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This position is an advanced CDI role. The Senior Clinical Documentation Specialist coworker is responsible for assisting in the overall integrity of the medical record documentation primarily by conducting reviews of inpatient medical records to identify missing, vague, and/or incomplete components; communicates the need for additional documentation to the appropriate clinical provider and/or coding; ensures the additional documentation is completed in a timely manner; works collaboratively other departments including coding, quality, compliance, the medical staff, utilization review/case management, and any other applicable departments to improve the quality of provider documentation; supports initiatives to improve the quality of documentation by all caregivers.
This position provides data reports and educational support for required documentation elements to inpatient healthcare providers.
Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards.
Position Details:
Senior Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
Full-Time
Remote
Mercy - Fort Smith
Minimum Required Qualifications
Education:
RN, BSN, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, CIC, CCDS, or CDIP
Experience:
3 years CDI experience and 1 year in nursing, inpatient coding, UM, CM, Quality, or related field
Other Skills and Knowledge:
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
RN, BSN, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, CIC
Experience:
3-5 years CDI experience
Certification/Registration: CCDS (Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist) from ACDIS or CDIP (Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner) from AHIMA preferred
Why Mercy?
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.
keyword(s): Senior Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
Our Mercy health system was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986. But our heritage goes back more than 185 years. It began with an Irish woman named Catherine McAuley, who wanted to help the poor women and children of Dublin. Though Catherine had a modest upbringing, she received an unexpected inheritance that allowed her to fulfill her dreams. In 1827, she opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, intending to teach skills to poor women and educate children. Many volunteers came to help. A few years later, Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, the first religious order not bound to the rules of the cloister, whose Sisters were free to walk among the poor and visit them in their homes. By the time Catherine died in 1841, there were convents in Ireland and England, and in 1843, the Sisters of Mercy came to the United States. In 1871, they traveled to St. Louis and from there throughout the Midwest, beginning what would, today be known as Mercy.
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2018, 2017 and 2016 by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 800 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 44,000 co-workers and 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy's IT division, Mercy Technology Services, supply chain organization, ROi, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients in more than 20 states coast to coast.