NYU Langone Medical Center is seeking a qualified Clinical Documentation Specialist.
The NYU Hospitals Center, one of the nations premier centers of excellence in health care and medical research, is located in mid-town Manhattan, New York City. The Hospitals Center occupies the superblock along First Avenue between 30th St. and 34th St. which it shares with its affiliate, NYU School of Medicine. NYU Hospitals Center consists of two hospitals: the Tisch Hospital and the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. Tisch Hospital is an acute-care general hospital of 726 beds that annually admits approximately 25,000 patients. The hospital contains a number of important treatment and diagnostic units and is a focus for a wide spectrum of regional patient care programs. The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine is the worlds first facility devoted entirely to rehabilitation medicine. Together these hospitals provide a range of superb clinical care matched by only a few centers worldwide.Candidate will be responsible for improving the overall quality and completeness of clinical documentation; facilitating the improvement in overall quality, completeness and accuracy of medical record documentation through extensive interaction with physicians, nursing staff, and other patient caregivers; collaborating with other disciplines regarding proposed DRG changes, utilization of resources, quality improvement and patient safety; plus all related duties as assigned.Qualifications:BSN, New York State RN license plus two years of clinical experience required. Excellent communication skills are essential. MSN as well as Quality improvement and utilization management experience with working knowledge of DRG coding and documentation strategies preferred.Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule:NYU Medical Center provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where youll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. And just as our employees invest so much in us, we invest in our employees. Were pleased to have one of the most competitive compensation packages not only among New Yorks hospitals and healthcare institutions, but within the corporate sector as well.We begin with exceptional medical, dental, and drug coverage. We enhance this basic coverage with comprehensive wellness programs, and supplement those with retirement investment and benefits plans, and generous paid time off allowances. Add to that a very attractive tuition program, and youll see just some of the ways that NYU Medical Center demonstrates our commitment to our employees.Equal Employment Opportunity:New York University Medical Center is an equal employment/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital/or parental status, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veterans status, or any other classification protected by applicable Federal, State, or Municipal Law.