Geisinger Health System

RN - Registered Nurse - Clinical Documentation Improvement Educator

Geisinger Health System$75K — $95K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred.
  • 5-7 years experience as a Registered Nurse (RN).
  • Certified Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP) or Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CDS) required upon application.
  • Licensed Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania.
  • Strong understanding of clinical documentation standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Mentor and train CDI staff on onboarding processes and practices.
  • Monitor reviews to ensure accurate capture of patient data in compliance with standards.
  • Analyze trends to identify educational needs for staff and providers.
  • Provide feedback to CDIS on documentation opportunities and monitor learning outcomes.
  • Collaborate with leadership to address provider documentation issues.
  • Coordinate with coding teams for opportunities related to documentation accuracy.
  • Conduct educational sessions for CDI staff and providers.

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility from Pennsylvania.
  • Structured 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday.
  • Opportunity to lead educational initiatives in clinical documentation.
  • Collaboration with healthcare professionals and physicians.
  • Focus on professional development and training within the CDI role.
Full Job Description

Location:

Work from home (Pennsylvania)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Job Duties:

Work with CDI program leadership to plan, develop, and implement clinical documentation education programs for CDI specialists and providers. Develop a standard and comprehensive orientation and onboarding program for new members to the CDI team. Educate individuals and team members on the review functions within the CDI program in order to meet and maintain enterprise, goals and objectives, regulatory compliance, quality initiatives, policy and procedures, and personnel management. Create annual education based on coding and CDI industry updates, documentation gaps and trends, and evidenced based clinical care updates. Develops and promotes collaborative processes and strong working relationships with physicians and other health care professionals to accomplish program goals and ensure exceptional documentation.

This role is full-time, 40 hours weekly; 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

A Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) is strongly preferred, plus 5 years RN work experience.

One of the following certifications is required and must be already completed at the time of application:

  • Certified Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP)

  • Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CDS)

Job Duties:

  • Mentor, educate and train CDI to effectively and accurately onboard new staff to the CDI role. Monitor and evaluate reviews of select records for opportunity and accurate capture of patient acuity, severity of illness, risk of mortality, quality measure and metric support, and DRG assignment in compliance with industry rules and regulations, for completeness and accuracy of the medical record.
  • Monitors and provides feedback to the CDI team to ensure clinically credible, effective, and compliant practices.
  • Tract and analyze trends to ascertain where stronger education is needed for both providers and staff.
  • When documentation opportunity is identified, provide feedback to CDIS and monitor to determine if learning occurred and if it’s a departmental trend.
  • If provider opportunity identified, collaborate with leadership and physician advisors.
  • If coding opportunity is identified, coordinate with coder and/or Coding Manager to review and address opportunity, as applicable.
  • Collaborate with Second Level Reviewers to identify opportunity trends and develop relevant training/education.
  • Conduct individual and large group educational sessions for all CDIS and/or providers.
  • Working closely with CDIS, identify areas of non-specific documentation and improve documentation and query templates in support of clinical treatment protocols.
  • Collaborate with CDI managers, director, and other clinicians to facilitate the ongoing relevance of department specific orientation content, educational materials, documentation tip sheets, and other training programs/resources. 
  • Maintains a summary of opportunities identified for feedback and education with the CDS team and reviews with managers and director regularly. 

Position Details:

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree-Nursing (Required), Bachelor's Degree-Dietetics (Preferred)

Experience:

Minimum of 6 years-Clinical (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist - Default Issuing Body, Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner - Default Issuing Body, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania

Skills:

About Geisinger Health System

Geisinger Health System is a healthcare system serving more than 3 million residents throughout 45 counties in central, south-central, and northeastern Pennsylvania, and in southern New Jersey. The system was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Danville, Pennsylvania. Geisinger Health System includes 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 600,000-member health plan. The system employs more than 32,000 people, including over 1,800 physicians and 4,000 nurses. Geisinger Health System is known for its innovative approach to healthcare, including its use of electronic health records and its focus on patient-centered care.
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