What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Clinical Documentation Coordinator position at Care Initiatives?
Care Initiatives is now hiring a Hospice Clinical Documentation Coordinator to join our team!
Care Initiatives is the largest nonprofit nursing home organization with over forty (40) skilled nursing communities, seven (7) hospice offices (and growing!), plus our own internal staffing agency, we are committed to providing exceptional care and support at every stage of the healthcare journey.
The Hospice Clinical Documentation Coordinator is responsible for assuring accurate, timely and complete clinical records that support appropriate billing/reimbursement. This full-time role has the ability to be remote, hybrid, or in office.
What will a Hospice Clinical Documentation Coordinator do? Here are some key responsibilities:
Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, Care Initiatives will honor your experiences, perspectives, and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.
Care Initiatives is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Care Initiatives complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Care Initiatives is the largest nonprofit nursing home organization with over forty (40) skilled nursing communities, seven (7) hospice offices (and growing!), plus our own internal staffing agency, we are committed to providing exceptional care and support at every stage of the healthcare journey.
The Hospice Clinical Documentation Coordinator is responsible for assuring accurate, timely and complete clinical records that support appropriate billing/reimbursement. This full-time role has the ability to be remote, hybrid, or in office.
What will a Hospice Clinical Documentation Coordinator do? Here are some key responsibilities:
- Serve as an internal reviewer for compliant hospice clinical documentation.
- Review patient charts for prognosis eligibility and technical requirements, according to direction from Leadership.
- Determine if clinical documentation, selected or assigned for review, supports reimbursement of hospice services and is compliant with billing regulations.
- Indicate if claims are billable/non-billable based on outcomes of technical and clinical documentation review.
- Conduct or support initial and ongoing training of clinical staff on hospice documentation processes and requirements, including the electronic and paper health record documentation.
- Work closely with compliance and finance to ensure clear collection and reporting of data.
- Conducts and reports results of regulatory mock surveys, including the participation in the follow-up reviews of plans of correction that result from regulatory reviews. Supports actual regulatory inspections/surveys.
- Responsible for clinical documentation review for internal or external audits, claim denials or appeals, including submission of Additional Development Requests (ADRs).
- Support other programs or other duties as assigned.
- Registered nursing education; bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Current, valid Iowa registered nurse license.
- Two years of recent clinical experience in hospice.
- Demonstrated understanding of electronic clinical record software, preferably MatrixCare.
- Unlimited vacation time.
- Robust benefit options including medical, dental, vision, retirement savings, Basic Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
- On-demand pay... and more!
Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, Care Initiatives will honor your experiences, perspectives, and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.
Care Initiatives is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Care Initiatives complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
