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Nurse Clinical Documentation Specialist
St. Joseph's Health
10 hours ago
Part-time
On-site
Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Registered Nurse
The Clinical Documentation Specialist facilitates improvement in the overall
quality, completeness and accuracy of medical records documentation. Reviews and
recommends opportunities for documentation improvement through extensive record
review. Obtains appropriate clinical documentation through extensive interaction
with physicians, patient care providers and the coding team to ensure the
clinical documentation reflects the level of service rendered to the patient is
complete and accurate. Educates members of the patient care team regarding
documentation guidelines on an ongoing basis. Demonstrates knowledge and skills
necessary to assign an accurate severity of illness.
QUALIFICATIONS
Work requires the knowledge of theories, principles and concepts normally
acquired through completion of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Masters degree
preferred, and three to five years of previous work related experience in
Medical/Surgical, Intensive Care, Emergency Department, or PACU. Medical school
graduate (MD, MBBS) or Registered Nurse (RN) and Certified Clinical
Documentation Specialist (CCDS) by the Association of Clinical Documentation
Integrity Specialists or Certified Documentation Integrity Practitioner (CDIP)
or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) by the American Health Information
Management Association within two years or hire.
St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly
skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s
outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional
staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in
the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100
Best Places to Work in Health Care”.
Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)
* Competitive salary*
* Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
* 403b retirement plan options with company match**
* Health & Wellness*
* Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
* PTO, and paid holidays
* Tuition reimbursement
* Employee Assistance Program
* LTD : Long Term Disability
* Life Insurance Options
* Onsite Day care Program
*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours
per week.
**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time
Employees working under 20 hours per week.
Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with
New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a
variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience,
qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives,
differential pay or other forms of compensation.
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical
center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus,
regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals
and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.
The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty
services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular,
emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine,
rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.
The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St.
Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence,
the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the
prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to
ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010
award.
quality, completeness and accuracy of medical records documentation. Reviews and
recommends opportunities for documentation improvement through extensive record
review. Obtains appropriate clinical documentation through extensive interaction
with physicians, patient care providers and the coding team to ensure the
clinical documentation reflects the level of service rendered to the patient is
complete and accurate. Educates members of the patient care team regarding
documentation guidelines on an ongoing basis. Demonstrates knowledge and skills
necessary to assign an accurate severity of illness.
QUALIFICATIONS
Work requires the knowledge of theories, principles and concepts normally
acquired through completion of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Masters degree
preferred, and three to five years of previous work related experience in
Medical/Surgical, Intensive Care, Emergency Department, or PACU. Medical school
graduate (MD, MBBS) or Registered Nurse (RN) and Certified Clinical
Documentation Specialist (CCDS) by the Association of Clinical Documentation
Integrity Specialists or Certified Documentation Integrity Practitioner (CDIP)
or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) by the American Health Information
Management Association within two years or hire.
St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly
skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s
outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional
staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in
the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100
Best Places to Work in Health Care”.
Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)
* Competitive salary*
* Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
* 403b retirement plan options with company match**
* Health & Wellness*
* Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
* PTO, and paid holidays
* Tuition reimbursement
* Employee Assistance Program
* LTD : Long Term Disability
* Life Insurance Options
* Onsite Day care Program
*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours
per week.
**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time
Employees working under 20 hours per week.
Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with
New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a
variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience,
qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives,
differential pay or other forms of compensation.
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical
center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus,
regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals
and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.
The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty
services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular,
emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine,
rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.
The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St.
Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence,
the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the
prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to
ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010
award.