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RN - Registered Nurse - Clinical Documentation Improvement Educator

Job Summary

We’re working to create a national model for improving health. Today, we’re focused on bringing our region services that improve every facet of life to drive total health, inside and out. Through professional growth, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary collaboration, we’ve built an innovative culture that allows nurses to grow their skillsets, develop their practice, and leverage their years of experience to build a rewarding, lasting career with impact.

Job Duties

The CDI Educator works with CDI program leadership to plan, develop, and implement clinical documentation education programs for CDI specialists and providers. Develop a standard and comprehensive orientation and onboarding program for new members to the CDI team. Educate individuals and team members on the review functions within the CDI program in order to meet and maintain enterprise, goals and objectives, regulatory compliance, quality initiatives, policy and procedures, and personnel management. Create annual education based on coding and CDI industry updates, documentation gaps and trends, and evidenced based clinical care updates. Develops and promotes collaborative processes and strong working relationships with physicians and other health care professionals to accomplish program goals and ensure exceptional documentation.

This role is 40 hours weekly; Days. A minimum of 5 years RN work experience is required.

Job Duties:

• Mentor, educate and train CDI to effectively and accurately onboard new staff to the CDI role. Monitor and evaluate reviews of select records for opportunity and accurate capture of patient acuity, severity of illness, risk of mortality, quality measure and metric support, and DRG assignment in compliance with industry rules and regulations, for completeness and accuracy of the medical record.
• Monitors and provides feedback to the CDI team to ensure clinically credible, effective, and compliant practices.
• Tract and analyze trends to ascertain where stronger education is needed for both providers and staff.
• When documentation opportunity is identified, provide feedback to CDIS and monitor to determine if learning occurred and if it’s a departmental trend.
• If provider opportunity identified, collaborate with leadership and physician advisors.
• If coding opportunity is identified, coordinate with coder and/or Coding Manager to review and address opportunity, as applicable.
• Collaborate with Second Level Reviewers to identify opportunity trends and develop relevant training/education.
• Conduct individual and large group educational sessions for all CDIS and/or providers.
• Working closely with CDIS, identify areas of non-specific documentation and improve documentation and query templates in support of clinical treatment protocols.
• Collaborate with CDI managers, director, and other clinicians to facilitate the ongoing relevance of department specific orientation content, educational materials, documentation tip sheets, and other training programs/resources.
• Maintains a summary of opportunities identified for feedback and education with the CDS team and reviews with managers and director regularly.

Benefits of Working at Geisinger:

Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members, but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally.

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance

Position Details

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

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