Remote RN Clinical Documentation Specialist

St. Tammany Parish Hospital; Covington, Northern (LA, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Tammany Health System in Covington, LA is seeking a Clinical Documentation Specialist - RN to work remotely. The CDS supports accurate representation of illness severity and risk adjustment through collaboration with physicians and care teams.

You will review documentation to ensure an accurate depiction of patient complexity, apply ICD-10-CM guidelines, and drive compliant coding for DRG accuracy. Five years of clinical experience and strong communication are required; BSN preferred and

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing and current Louisiana RN license required.
• Five years of clinical experience in an acute or ambulatory care setting.
• Knowledge of ICD-10 coding principles and guidelines and Risk Adjustment Coding.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word), 3M software, and Encoder experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, critical thinking and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the improved integrity of medical record documentation through interaction with healthcare providers to support appropriate representation of severity of illness, risk of mortality, acuity, and complexity of care.
• Performs pre-visit and retrospective reviews of ambulatory clinical documentation to ensure accurate depiction of patient complexity and to support risk adjustment strategies.
• Educates and collaborates with physicians and care teams on documentation guidelines, coding requirements and service-line needs to improve DRG accuracy and HCC capture.

Skills

ICD-10 coding

Risk adjustment

3M software

Encoder experience

MS Office

Communication

Critical thinking

Independent work

Organizational skills

Education

Louisiana RN license

BSN preferred

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

3M software

Encoder

Job description

St. Tammany Health System in Covington, LA is seeking a Clinical Documentation Specialist - RN to work remotely. The CDS supports accurate representation of illness severity and risk adjustment through collaboration with physicians and care teams.

You will review documentation to ensure an accurate depiction of patient complexity, apply ICD-10-CM guidelines, and drive compliant coding for DRG accuracy. Five years of clinical experience and strong communication are required; BSN preferred and