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Inpatient Coding/Quality Educator
Hackensack Meridian Health | |
United States, New Jersey, Hackensack | |
Dec 24, 2024 | |
Overview Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change. The Inpatient Coding/Quality Educator designs, delivers and evaluates coding education and training programs for Health Information and Ancillary staff for Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) network. Through a thorough understanding of the content of the Medical Record, locates information to support or provide specificity for coding. Facilitates improvement in overall quality, completeness and accuracy of medical record documentation for coding. Promotes improvement initiatives directed at system-wide quality indicators (i.e. Mortality, Patient Safety Indicators [PSI], Hospital Acquired Conditions, Severe Maternal Morbidity, etc.) and clinical evidence to support Diagnosis-related group (DRG), principal diagnosis, and secondary diagnoses assignments. Enables accurate documentation for severity of illness and medical necessity assesses patients for present-on-admission (POA) conditions to ensure accurate documentation, regarding hospital acquired conditions (HAC). Other duties may include, but are not limited to, performing second level Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) chart reviews for accuracy and compliance when there is a discrepancy in the Clinical Documentation Specialist and Coder DRG and coaching of the CDMP Team on PSI. This is a remote position. Responsibilities A day in the life of a Inpatient Coding/Quality Educator at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
Qualifications Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
Licenses and Certifications Required:
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today! HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran. Our Network Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience. |