Clinical Documentation Manager

Location: Pensacola, FL | Remote

Facility: Ascension Sacred Heart 

Department: Clinical Integrity Documentation 

Schedule: Day Shift | Full-Time 

Salary Range: $97,039.35 - $175,050.55 Annually 

Responsibilities

• Manages and provides education regarding the clinical documentation process.
• Conducts hiring, training, management, development and evaluating of staff.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team to identify improvement opportunities and develop solutions.
• Tracks and ensures program compliance.
• Gathers, identifies and utilizes data to support strategic development and improvement activities related to case mix index, MS DRG and value-based purchasing reimbursement, and quality/outcomes and compliance requirements.
• Manages the review of physician documentation to support a patient's level of care and appropriate assignation of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs), and develops action plans for improvement.

Qualifications

• Required Credential(s):
  • One or more of the following:
    • Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) obtained within 12 Months (1 year) of hire date or job transfer date.
    • Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credentialed from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) obtained within 12 Months (1 year) of hire date or job transfer date.
    • Clinical Documentation Prof. credentialed from the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
    • Registered Nurse credentialed from the Florida Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
    • Reg Health Info Admnstr credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) obtained within 12 Months (1 year) of hire date or job transfer date.
    • Reg Health Info Tech credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) obtained within 12 Months (1 year) of hire date or job transfer date.

• High School diploma equivalency with 3 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 2 years of cumulative experience OR 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required. 3 years of leadership or management experience preferred.