Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist I

At SCP Health what you do matters

As part of the SCP Health team you have an opportunity to make a difference. At our core we work to bring hospitals and healers together in the pursuit of clinical effectiveness. With a portfolio of over 8 million patients 7500 providers 30 states and 400 healthcare facilities SCP Health is a leader in clinical practice management spanning the entire continuum of care including emergency medicine hospital medicine wellness telemedicine intensive care and ambulatory care.

Why you will love working here:

- Strong track record of providing excellent work/life balance.

- Comprehensive benefits package and competitive compensation.

- Commitment to fostering an inclusive culture of belonging and empowerment through our core values - collaboration courage agility and respect.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• To advise and educate Emergency Medicine Hospital Medicine Critical Care Medicine Telemedicine and Urgent Care internal and external clients (clinicians/facility/operations) on current documentation/coding requirements via phone webinar and/or in person for a portfolio of 5-10 contracts.
• To counsel clinicians identified as outliers via face-to-face interaction phone web-based and/or email on a minimum of a monthly basis or as coordinated by Director of Documentation Assurance.
• To perform chart analysis/recommendations to support quality documentation feedback to clinicians as it relates to CMS Guidelines Attestations Procedures and internal Queries.
• Educate and counsel clinicians on how to resolve external chart queries.
• Travel to territories as required to provide in-person documentation education oversight feedback and training with EMR training as needed.
• Participate in clinician Electronic Medical Record (EMR) training and provide feedback/clarification on documentation/coding and workflow concepts.
• Analyze coding and billing data to identify documentation and RVU outliers at the facility and clinician level to deliver additional documentation/coding education.
• Assist clinicians and chart acquisition team with chart flow process issues.
• Onboard and train all new clinicians on mySCP Care/mySCP Complete and the provider portal and act as a first line of contact for mySCP Care/mySCP Complete related issues and questions from clinicians and operations.
• Educate and give feedback to all new clinicians on documentation performance within the first month ofsevice.
• Provides support to CDIS II other and/or senior CDIS as needed on major client and department initiatives. Understands the departments strategic plans and performance measures required to support that plan. Continues to seek out tasks and other initiatives that provides the opportunity for growth and development in the CDIS field.
• Participate in standing clinician meetings to highlight documentation coding and quality initiatives.
• To participate in company-wide initiatives related to clinical documentation as identified by Clinical Leadership
• Collaborate with Data and Performance Analytics Team on clinician feedback. Conduct audits regarding clinician RVU and productivity as requested.
• Present Clinician Onboarding WebEx presentations bi-weekly and provide additional sessions as needed (HM)
• Create and distribute Monthly Facility Report Cards and trending reports to Medical Directors and Operations (HM)

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