CDS Trainee – CHMC Data Quality

Overview

At Centinela Hospital Medical Center, our dedicated team of professionals are committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, a Top-15 hospital system in the United States, Centinela Hospital Medical Center is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!

Centinela Hospital Medical Center has been serving the communities of Inglewood and the wider Los Angeles area for nearly 100 years. An award-winning facility, ranking in the top 5% nationally for quality and patient safety, Centinela Hospital is a 362-bed acute-care hospital with a 24-hour emergency department and primary stroke center, orthopedic care, advanced cardiac services, critical care services, robotics surgery program, inpatient and outpatient rehab programs, labor and delivery, and more. Centinela has earned hundreds of national awards and recognitions, including “100 Top Hospital” recognition from Fortune/Merative and straight ‘A’s (2018-2022) for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group. For more information, visit www.centinelamed.com. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to veteran status, disability, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics.  If you need special accommodation for the application process, please contact Human Resources.  Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

Responsibilities

CDS Trainee is responsible for conducting clinically based concurrent and retrospective reviews of inpatient medical records to evaluate the clinical documentation is reflective of quality of care outcomes and reimbursement compliance for acute care services provided. CDS Trainee will work closely with the medical staff to facilitate appropriate clinical documentation of patient care. Other responsibilities include conducting documentation for inpatient admission criteria, initial and extended-stay concurrent reviews on all selected admissions and documenting findings.  Additional duties as provided.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

Required qualifications:

1.    Medical Graduate, PA or Nursing Graduate.

2.    Minimum of 3 years clinical experience in an acute care setting.

3.    Knowledge of care delivery documentation systems and related medical record documents.

4.    Knowledge of age-specific needs and the elements of disease processes and related procedures.

5.    Strong broad-based clinical knowledge and understanding of pathology / physiology of disease processes.

6.    Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent critical thinking skills.

7.    Excellent interpersonal skills to build effective partnering relationships with physicians, nurse staff and hospital management staff.

8.    Working knowledge of inpatient admission criteria.

9.    Ability to work independently in a time-oriented environment.

10.  Computer literacy and familiarity with the operation of basic office equipment.

11.  Assertive personality traits to facilitate ongoing physician communication.

Preferred qualifications:

1.    Working knowledge of Medicare reimbursement system and coding structures preferred.

Centinela Hospital Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $XX.00 to $XX.00. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.