Clinical Documentation Specialist - HIM Department

EDUCATION:
Required:  Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or Health Information Management.

EXPERIENCE:
Required:  At least five years of clinical coding or nursing experience in acute care facility. May substitute required degree with additional years of experience on a one to one basis.

Preferred: At least five years of clinical nursing experience in an acute care facility.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:
Required: At least one of the following: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), or current Professional Nursing License (RN).  Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.

Preferred: Certified Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDI) would be a plus.

OTHER:  Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources.

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