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Billings Clinic Inpatient Clinical Documentation Improvement Coordinator in Billings, Montana

You’ll want to join Billings Clinic for our outstanding quality of care, exciting environment, interesting cases from a vast geography, advanced technology and educational opportunities. We are in the top 1% of hospitals internationally for receiving Magnet® Recognition consecutively since 2006.

And you’ll want to stay at Billings Clinic for the amazing teamwork, caring atmosphere, and a culture that values kindness, safety and courage. This is an incredible place to learn and grow. Billings, Montana, is a friendly, college community in the Rocky Mountains with great schools and abundant family activities. Amazing outdoor recreation is just minutes from home. Four seasons of sunshine!

You can make a difference here.

About Us

Billings Clinic is a community-owned, not-for-profit, Physician-led health system based in Billings with more than 4,700 employees, including over 550 physicians and non-physician providers. Our integrated organization consists of a multi-specialty group practice and a 304-bed hospital.Learn more (https://www.billingsclinic.com/about-us/) about Billings Clinic (our organization, history, mission, leadership and regional locations) and how we are recognized nationally for our exceptional quality.

Your Benefits

We provide a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to all full-time employees (minimum of 24 hours/week), including Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching, Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Paid Time Off, employee wellness program, and much more.Click here (https://www.billingsclinic.com/careers/employee-benefits/) for more information ordownload the Employee Benefits Guide (https://ncstoragemlbillings.blob.core.windows.net/public/2021%20Billings%20Clinic%20Staff%20Benefits%20Guide.pdf) .

Magnet: Commitment to Nursing Excellence

Billings Clinic is proud to be recognized for nursing excellence as a Magnet®-designated organization, joining only 97 other organizations worldwide that have achieved this honor four times. The re-designation process happens every four years. Click here (https://www.billingsclinic.com/campaign-landing-pages/magnet/) to learn more!

Pre-Employment Requirements

All new employees must complete several pre-employment requirements prior to starting. Click here (https://billingsclinic.csod.com/ats/careersite/search.aspx?site=15&c=billingsclinic) to learn more!

Inpatient Clinical Documentation Improvement Coordinator

FINANCE (Billings Clinic Main Campus)

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Shift: Day, Weekends

Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)

Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours (Exempt)

Starting Wage DOE: $35.34 - 44.18

The Clinical Documentation Improvement Coordinator is responsible for the supervision of the staff and the daily operations of the Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists and is responsible for personnel management, orientation, training and ongoing education. The IP Clinical Documentation Improvement Coordinator will work in association with the Clinical Documentation Specialists, coding team, physicians, and all members of the healthcare team to ensure accurate and timely clinical documentation in the medical record. Coordinator ensures compliance to governmental, departmental and other regulatory regulations, policies and procedures

Essential Job Functions

• Supervises the Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist to include directing and coordinating the day-to-day activities, establishing priorities and ensuring workload and schedules are appropriate per department standards.

• Supervises the Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist to include directing and coordinating the day-to-day activities, establishing priorities and ensuring workload and schedules are appropriate per department standards.

• Responsible for personnel management to include interviewing, hiring, orientation/training, performance appraisal, coaching/counseling and disciplinary action.

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams including, but not limited to, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, Senior Leadership and the department managers of, Coding Resources, Quality, Care Management, Patient Financial Services, and Health Information Management.

• Be involved in the direction and education of all phases of the Clinical Documentation Improvement .

• Provide ongoing program education for new staff, including new Clinical Documentation Specialists, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and allied health professionals.

• Tracks and trends program compliance to ensure adherence to all CMS regulations regarding inpatient coding and abstracting elements including POA,SOI/ROM, ICD10 CM, ICD10 PCS, DRG assignment, and HCC/risk adjusted coding.

• Assume responsibility for professional development through participation at workshops, conferences, and/or in-services and maintains appropriate records of participation

• Understand and disseminate reports to appropriate administrative personnel indicating productivity and success of the CDI program.

• Supports and models behaviors consistent with Billings Clinic’s mission, vision, values, code of business conduct and service expectations. Meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements. Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety or job performance.

• Performs all other duties as assigned or as needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Experience

• Two (2) years clinical experience with recent management or supervisory experience, preferred.

• Knowledge of coding principles and guidelines.

• Knowledge of reimbursement systems (MS-DRG, APR-DRG), as well as federal, state and payer-specific regulations and policies pertaining to documentation, coding and billing.

• Knowledge of risk adjusted payment model

Certifications and Licenses

• Current Montana license as a Registered Nurse

• CCDS, CDIP and/or CCS preferred, or required to be obtained within two year

• Yellow Belt certification in Operational Excellence, or certification to be obtained within the timeframe as established by manager

Billings Clinic is Montana’s largest health system serving Montana, Wyoming and the western Dakotas. A not-for-profit organization led by a physician CEO, the health system is governed by a board of community members, nurses and physicians. Billings Clinic includes an integrated multi-specialty group practice, tertiary care hospital and trauma center, based in Billings, Montana. Learn more atwww.billingsclinic.com/aboutus (https://www.billingsclinic.com/about-us/)

Billings Clinic is committed to being an inclusive and welcoming employer, that strives to be kind, safe, and courageous in all we do. As an equal opportunity employer, our policies and processes are designed to achieve fair and equitable treatment of all employees and job applicants. All employees and job applicants will be provided the same treatment in all aspects of the employment relationship, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, and/or disability. To ensure we provide an accessible candidate experience for prospective employees, please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.

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