POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for improving the overall quality and completeness of clinical documentation. Promotes a partnership between the concurrent clinical reviewers, medical record coders, and physicians to improve documentation and reimbursement for STHS. Facilitates clarification and specificity to clinical documentation through appropriate interaction with physicians, advocating for appropriate reimbursement. Supports the accuracy and completeness of the clinical information used for measuring and reporting physician and hospital outcomes to reflect the patient’s true severity of illness, intensity of care, and risk of mortality. Educates all members of the health care team on an ongoing basis.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.

2. Excellent critical thinking skills required and must be detail oriented.

3. Knowledge of age-specific needs and elements ...