Job Details: DOCUMENTATION SPECIALIST

Company: St. Joseph´s Hospital & Medical Center – St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has been a symbol of quality healthcare in the Valley of the Sun for more than 110 years. We are extremely proud to announce that we are the only Arizona hospital to be voted a "Best Place to Work in the Valley" five years in a row.

Description: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has been a symbol of quality healthcare in the 'Valley of the Sun' for more than 110 years. We are Arizona's ONLY hospital to be voted a 'Best Place to Work in the Valley' for FIVE years in a row.
TITLE (REQ ID): DOCUMENTATION SPECIALIST (41578)

DEPARTMENT: HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICES

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: FULL TIME

SHIFT: DAY

HOURS PER PAY PERIOD: 80

SHIFT HOURS: 8HOUR

FACILITY: ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL & MED CTR

LOCATION: PHOENIX, AZ

FACILITY INFORMATION

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has been a symbol of quality healthcare in the Valley of the Sun for more than 110 years. We are extremely proud to announce that we are the only Arizona hospital to be voted a 'Best Place to Work in the Valley' five years in a row. We are also proud to be named a top hospital by Ranking Arizona Magazine and to be routinely recognized as one of the country's best neuroscience centers by U.S. News & World Report.

St. Joseph's is home to:
- The internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute
- St. Joseph's Children's Health Center, which is the second largest provider of comprehensive pediatric services in the state
- The Heart & Lung Institute at St. Joseph's
- St. Joseph's Trauma Center, which is the only Level 1 trauma center in Arizona that's verified by the American College of Surgeons

St. Joseph's continues to expand and enhance its services to meet the growing needs of the community by providing comprehensive neurological, neurosurgical, pediatric, perinatal, cardiac, thoracic, and cancer care. The hospital's nine critical care units serve more than 60,000 patients each year. In 2006, St. Joseph's opened a 144-bed tower, making it the largest hospital in Arizona with 690 beds.

Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's continues to help the underserved through clinics, community grants and outreach programs. The hospital is part of Catholic Healthcare West, which has more than 40 hospitals in Arizona, California and Nevada.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Under the directon of the Director/Manager or designee, this position will be responsible for the day-to day- managment of Continuous Documentation Improvement Project to include all modalities, liaison with other departments and physicians, development and implementation of clinical documentation improvement processes. This position will work in conjunction with Case Management/Utilization Review, HIM, and other health team members to provide for comprehensive medical record documentation to reflect clinical treatment, decisions, and diagnoses for inpatients. The Clinical Documentation Specialist utilizes coding and clinical expertise to identify opportunities and ensure accuracy and completeness of clinical documentation used for measuring and reporting physician and hospital outcomes.

Minimum Requirements:
-Bachelor of Science degree in a health-related field preferred.
-Current state licensure as Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health
Information Administrator (RHIA),(RHIT), or Registered Nurse.
-Current and extensive coding and DRG education/training. At least 5
years experience in an acute care environment with proven leadership,
supervisory and training skills. Intermediate knowledge of computer
work processing, spreadsheet and other database programs. Ability
to write reports and do graphical analysis.

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Posting Date: May 14 08