Clinical Documentation Specialist - 8 Hour Days

Clinical Documentation Specialist - 8 Hour Days Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, United States about 11 hours ago

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Posted:

10-May-26

Location:

California

Categories:

Staff/Administrative

Internal Number:

17179 Job Description

Summary:

The Clinical Documentation Specialist (CDS) II is a more experienced CDS, spending at least 75% of their time on independent reviews without supervision, creating queries, and facilitating their follow-up. Level 2 specialists create trend reports to provide insights into documentation practices and engage directly with physicians to manage queries. They spend 25% of their time mentoring the CDS I and providing feedback to leadership.

Principal Responsibilities:

Reviews and analyzes clinical information with the electronic health record to identify areas within the chart for potential gaps in physician/provider documentation. Formulate credible clinical documentation clarifications to improve clinical documentation of principal diagnosis, co-morbidities, present on admission (POA), quality core measures, and patient safety indicators (PSI). Confirms and/or assigns a working diagnostic related group (DRG) and severity level using coding rules and guidelines with follow up reviews as required by length of stay (LOS) standards. Extracts essential data elements for reporting and tracking, specifically for Joint Commission record reviews, CORE measures, severity of illness (SOI)/risk of mortality (ROM) assessments, patient safety indicators (PSI), and revenue optimization criteria, dedicating full attention to core measure responsibilities. Engages in ongoing queries with physicians and providers to clarify and enhance documentation specificity in medical records. Conducts post discharge reviews for comparative analysis clinical documentation integrity (CDI) and Coding assigned codes. Communicates with physicians, nurse practitioners, case managers, coders and other members of the care team to facilitate comprehensive medical record documentation to reflect treatment, decision-making and medical documentation. Identifies trends related to documentation issues, provider specific concerns, code specific needs, etc. Makes presentations to peer audiences on various topics, such as clinical diagnoses, regulatory changes, guidelines, new practices, etc. Mentors and precepts Clinical Documentation Specialist Level 1. Initiates special clinical documentation integrity (CDI) projects for process improvement.

Department Specific Responsibilities:

Teamwork/Customer Relations Responsibilities:

Collaborates to problem solve and make decisions to achieve desired outcomes Establishes effective working relationships with cross-functional team(s) Responds timely, effectively and appropriately to deliverables Shares knowledge, time and expertise to assist other members of the team Cultivates and maintains strong customer relationships and rapport with stakeholders and/or client groups Ensures practices and procedures are inclusive of interpersonal and cultural diversity Identifies and responds appropriately to both internal and external customer needs utilizing available resources Represents the company with external constituents Qualifications

Qualifications:

Education:

High school diploma or GED required Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or other advanced health care field preferred Foreign trained MDs will be considered

License/Certifications:

Registered Nurse, LVN, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Physician Assistant, foreign MD license or certification in Health Information Management or Medical Coding, such as

RHIT, RHIA, CDIP OR

CPC, preferred CCDS required

Experience:

A minimum of 3 years of experience in Acute Clinical Care, Utilization Review, Coding, or Case Management preferred Working knowledge of Joint Commission standards and regulatory requirements 2 years performing CDI reviews within an acute care facility or bedside experience required Strong broad-based clinical knowledge and understanding of pathology/physiology of disease processes preferred Solid computer proficiency required At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment. Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodationcshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring. Create a Job Match for Similar Jobs Logo About Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Providing healthcare for more than 100 years, Cedars-Sinai has evolved into one of the most dynamic and highly renowned medical centers in the world. Along with caring for patients, Cedars-Sinai is a hub for biomedical research and a training center for future physicians and other healthcare professionals. This attracts exceptional talent to Cedars-Sinai, including world-renowned physician-scientists who seek a place where they can both conduct research and see patients--the ideal formula for discovery and its translation into cures. Our patients benefit from access to doctors at the top of their fields, and our researchers have an ideal community in which to study the impact of healthcare challenges, and reflect that knowledge in their research. The greater Los Angeles area in which Cedars-Sinai resides possesses unparalleled cultural and ethnic diversity which offers outstanding opportunities for translational and clinical research and a dynamic environment for medical education.

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