Clinical Documentation Spec(Rn)- Full Time Days

Advocate Health; Oak Lawn (IL); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health seeks a Clinical Documentation Specialist to improve documentation quality through physician collaboration and concurrent chart reviews. This full-time, days shift role may involve hospital and work-from-home duties.

Requirements include a BSN, 5+ years inpatient acute care (CCU/ICU/ED), IL RN license, and CDI experience is preferred. Strong communication, analytical thinking, and ability to work under pressure are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires BSN from an accredited school
• Minimum 5 years inpatient acute care experience (CCU/ICU/ED)
• RN license in Illinois
• Clinical documentation improvement experience preferred
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Able to prioritize and work in changing environments
• Proficient in basic computer use and documentation systems

Responsibilities

• Facilitate modifications to clinical documentation through chart reviews and collaboration with physicians and care teams
• Educate internal customers on clinical documentation practices and regulatory requirements
• Support timely, accurate, and complete documentation used for measuring outcomes and hospital reporting

Skills

BSN

5+ years inpatient acute care

Critical Care

ICU experience

ED experience

Communication skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Basic computer skills

Education

BSN

RN licensure in Illinois

Job description

CLINICAL DOCUMENTATON SPECIALIST

SHIFT:FULL TIME DAYS

This position works both in the hospital and work from home

Position Requirements:

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing BSN minimum 5 years relevant inpatient acute care experience, Critical Care, ICU, ED experience.

Clinical documentation improvement experience preferred.

Ability to prioritize work Excellent communication skills.

Good problem solving skills Critical thinking skills

Basic Computer skills

Effective problem~solver with good interpersonal communication skills verbal and written

Effective observation analytical and critical thinking skills

Current nursing license in the State of Illinois

Certification in clinical documentation improvement preferred.

Ability to work in changing environment

Ability to prioritize independently and respond to multiple simultaneous requests

Ability to work under stressful conditions and in difficult situations

May be exposed to hazardous materials and life threatening diseases

This position needs to recognize needs and behaviors of specific age groups of patients treated.

Extensive knowledge and experience of ICD~10 coding classification system and DRGs none

Purpose:

This role will facilitate the modifications of clinical documentation through extensive initial and concurrent interaction with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to support appropriate documentation of the clinical severity and risk of mortality is captured for the level of services rendered to select inpatients populations. This role will supports timely accurate and complete documentation of clinical information used for measuring and reporting physician and hospital outcomes and provides education to all members of the health care team on an ongoing basis

Accountabilities:

Improves the overall quality and completeness of clinical documentation by performing chart reviews using clinical documentation guidelines based on accepted standards evidenced based practice and current regulatory requirements.

Educates all internal customers on clinical documentation opp