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Clin Doc Specialist
| Company | Albany Medical College |
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| Location | Albany, NY, USA |
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| Salary | $65057 – $110999 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or health related degree is required
- Current NYS RN license required for nurses
- Advanced clinical experience with extensive knowledge of complex disease processes and broad clinical practice experience in the inpatient and outpatient settings required
- Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills
- Must be able to function independently, interpret information, communicate with medical and clinical staff and both internal and external to the institution
- Ability to prioritize workflow and manage various initiatives
- Demonstrated competence in data analysis and data interpretation
- Knowledge of ICD-10 codes and coding guidelines
Responsibilities
- Utilizes clinical expertise to assess clinical documentation concurrently and retrospectively
- Contributes to improvement of the overall completeness and quality of the documentation/medical record
- Collaborates extensively with physicians and other health care providers so that the clinical documentation reflects accurately the complexity of patient’s care
- Provides ongoing education to all healthcare providers regarding the importance of accurate documentation
- Collaborates with the HIM and the Quality Management departments
- Supports timely, accurate and complete documentation of clinical information used for measuring and reporting physician and facility outcomes
Preferred Qualifications
- Valid CDI Certification such as CDIP or CCDS preferred
- Valid Coding certification such as CCA or CCS preferred
- CDI experience preferred
- If foreign educated medical graduate, ECFMG certificate preferred
