[Hiring] Clinical Documentation Specialist II CDI @Mount Sinai Medical Center
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Role Description
The Clinical Documentation Specialist II improves the accuracy and quality of inpatient medical record documentation to ensure correct DRG assignment, coding integrity, and optimized reimbursement. The role includes:
• Timely chart reviews
• Identification of documentation gaps
• Issuance of clinically sound queries with high response and agreement rates
• Collaboration with providers and interdisciplinary teams
• Maintenance of accurate data in 3M 360 and Epic
• Support for financial and quality review projects
• Mentoring new staff
• Assistance to Rehab services with compliance and tier optimization
Strong clinical reasoning, ICD‑10/DRG knowledge, and communication skills are essential.
Qualifications
• License/Registration/Certification: R.N. or Medical Graduate
• Education: R.N. Certified preferred; Medical School Graduate; Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: Critical Care/Intensive Care patient care experience preferred; medical record (ICD-9) coding and/or prior Clinical Documentation Improvement experience desired
Requirements
• Applies ICD-10 coding guidelines appropriately and has an 85% Working DRG accuracy
• Good working knowledge of all DRG and their structure, as well as CCs and MCCs
• Reviews all patient records in assigned unit(s) between 24-48 hours of inpatient admission
• Manages approximately 16-20 charts daily
• Recognizes opportunities for documentation improvement
• Formulates clinically credible queries to physicians
• Maintains excellent rapport with healthcare providers
• Maintains query rate of 25-35% of all patient records reviewed
• Follows up on all pending queries daily
• Good command of 3M 360 Encompass software
• Responsible for retrospective reviews for quality and revenue projects
• Documents query narrative and notes expected and actual responses
• Responsible for mentoring and training new employees
• Reviews mismatch report periodically
• Supports manager in reconciliation of monthly query reports
• Works individual monthly financial report
• Reports accounts with unanswered queries
• Provides support to Rehab team by reviewing potential rehab admissions
Benefits
• Health benefits
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Healthcare spending accounts
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program
• On-site housing for select positions
• And more!
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Role Description
The Clinical Documentation Specialist II improves the accuracy and quality of inpatient medical record documentation to ensure correct DRG assignment, coding integrity, and optimized reimbursement. The role includes:
• Timely chart reviews
• Identification of documentation gaps
• Issuance of clinically sound queries with high response and agreement rates
• Collaboration with providers and interdisciplinary teams
• Maintenance of accurate data in 3M 360 and Epic
• Support for financial and quality review projects
• Mentoring new staff
• Assistance to Rehab services with compliance and tier optimization
Strong clinical reasoning, ICD‑10/DRG knowledge, and communication skills are essential.
Qualifications
• License/Registration/Certification: R.N. or Medical Graduate
• Education: R.N. Certified preferred; Medical School Graduate; Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: Critical Care/Intensive Care patient care experience preferred; medical record (ICD-9) coding and/or prior Clinical Documentation Improvement experience desired
Requirements
• Applies ICD-10 coding guidelines appropriately and has an 85% Working DRG accuracy
• Good working knowledge of all DRG and their structure, as well as CCs and MCCs
• Reviews all patient records in assigned unit(s) between 24-48 hours of inpatient admission
• Manages approximately 16-20 charts daily
• Recognizes opportunities for documentation improvement
• Formulates clinically credible queries to physicians
• Maintains excellent rapport with healthcare providers
• Maintains query rate of 25-35% of all patient records reviewed
• Follows up on all pending queries daily
• Good command of 3M 360 Encompass software
• Responsible for retrospective reviews for quality and revenue projects
• Documents query narrative and notes expected and actual responses
• Responsible for mentoring and training new employees
• Reviews mismatch report periodically
• Supports manager in reconciliation of monthly query reports
• Works individual monthly financial report
• Reports accounts with unanswered queries
• Provides support to Rehab team by reviewing potential rehab admissions
Benefits
• Health benefits
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Healthcare spending accounts
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program
• On-site housing for select positions
• And more!
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