Pediatric Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist, Full-Time, Baptist Metro Square

Baptist Health; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Full-Time Pediatric Clinical Document Integrity Specialist for the CDI Department at Baptist Metro Square in Jacksonville, FL. This hybrid role focuses on pediatric clinical documentation to support accurate DRG assignment and improve overall documentation quality.

The ideal candidate has 3-5 years in acute care nursing and coding, with preferred experience in utilization review, Coding Clinic guidelines, and pediatric care.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of acute care experience required
• 3-5 years of coding experience required
• 3-5 years of utilization review experience preferred
• 3-5 years of knowledge of Coding Clinic guidelines preferred
• Leadership experience preferred.
• Pediatric clinical experience preferred.
• Experience working with pediatric patients, providers, and multidisciplinary care teams preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for facilitating the improvement in the overall quality, completeness and compliance of the clinical documentation through extensive interaction with physicians, nursing, other patient care givers and coding staff to ensure that documentation supports the DRG assigned to each case to the extent that the physician concurs.
• Ensures that the documentation used in measuring patient outcomes is accurate and complete by conducting initial and concurrent reviews on admissions.
• Monitors assignment of patient status; utilizes designated and approved tools to track progress; serves as resource to physicians and coding regarding issues related to the appropriateness for inpatient DRG assignment.
• Minimum of four years experience in acute care nursing experience, leadership preferred.

Skills

Acute care nursing experience

Coding experience

Utilization review experience

Pediatric care experience

Leadership experience

Education

Associate of Science in Nursing

Doctor of Medicine

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Certified Documentation Improvement Professional (CDIP)

Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS)

Licensed Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

Licensed Registered Nurse

Licensed Physician Assistant

Job description

About Baptist Health

Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

Baptist Health is looking to add a Full-Time Pediatric Clinical Document Integrity Specialist to our CDI Department at Baptist Metro Square in Jacksonville, FL. This is a hybrid opportunity that combines remote work with in-person rounding on the units. The position will support pediatric clinical documentation and work closely with physicians, nursing, patient care teams, and coding staff to ensure clinical documentation is accurate, complete, and supports the appropriate DRG assignment.

As a Clinical Document Integrity Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Responsible for facilitating the improvement in the overall quality, completeness and compliance of the clinical documentation through extensive interaction with physicians, nursing, other patient care givers and coding staff to ensure that documentation supports the DRG assigned to each case to the extent that the physician concurs.
• Ensures that the documentation used in measuring patient outcomes is accurate and complete by conducting initial and concurrent reviews on admissions.
• Monitors assignment of patient status; utilizes designated and approved tools to track progress; serves as resource to physicians and coding regarding issues related to the appropriateness for inpatient DRG assignment.
• Minimum of four years experience in acute care nursing experience, leadership preferred.

Clinical Document Integrity Specialist Experience

• 3-5 years of acute care experience required
• 3-5 years of coding experience required
• 3-5 years of utilization review experience preferred
• 3-5 years of knowledge of Coding Clinic guidelines preferred
• Leadership experience preferred.
• Pediatric clinical experience preferred.
• Experience working with pediatric patients, providers, and multidisciplinary care teams preferred.

Education And Certification Requirements

• Associate of Science in Nursing Required
• Doctor of Medicine Preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing Preferred
• Certified Documentation Improvement Professional, (CDIP) Preferred
• Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist, CCDS Preferred
• Licensed Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Required Or
• Licensed Registered Nurse Required Or
• Licensed Physician Assistant Required Or
• Licensed Nurse Practitioner Required Or

Responsible for facilitating the improvement in the overall quality, completeness and compliance of the clinical documentation through extensive interaction with physicians, nursing, other patient care givers and coding staff to ensure that documentation supports the DRG assigned to each case to the extent that the physician concurs. Ensures that the documentation used in measuring patient outcomes is accurate and complete by conducting initial and concurrent reviews on admissions. Monitors assignment of patient status; utilizes designated and approved tools to track progress; serves as resource to physicians and coding regarding issues related to the appropriateness for inpatient DRG assignment. Minimum of four years experience in acute care nursing experience, leadership preferred.

Primary Location

Metro Square