What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Documentation Auditor position at Oak Street Health?
Company: Oak Street Health
Title: Clinical Documentation Auditor
Location: Downtown Chicago (30 W. Monroe St.)
Company Description
Oak Street Health is a rapidly growing company of primary care centers for adults on Medicare in medically-underserved communities where there is little to no quality healthcare. Oak Street’s care is based on an entirely new model that is based on value for its patients, not on volume of services. The company is accountable for its patients’ health, spending more than twice as long with its patients and taking on the risks and costs of their care. For more information, visit http://www.oakstreethealth.com.
Role Description
The Clinical Documentation Auditor is a vital member of the Population Health Clinical Documentation coding team at Oak Street Health. They champion the organization's mission to provide high quality patient care by providing measurable, actionable feedback to providers that will result in improved documentation accuracy and coding practice. The role will collaborate with providers, coders, payers, and a variety of internal and external personnel on a wide scope of Clinical Documentation Coding education efforts.
Responsibilities
Comprehensively review outpatient provider notes for accuracy and completeness.
Synthesize coding correction opportunities for ongoing provider education.
Achieve 90% audit results on coding correction accuracy and less than 30% on missed coding correction opportunities.
Review on average a minimum of 15 provider notes per day.
Maintain and grow the current knowledge of the Medicare and Commercial Risk Adjustment outpatient/inpatient billing systems/processes.
Identify trends and training opportunities to support clinical documentation accuracy improvement.
Champion Coding Corrections standards and drive integration into Canopy tools and ongoing Care Team processes.
Other duties as assigned.
What we’re looking for
Minimum of 3 years of experience in Medicare risk adjustment coding
Minimum of 3 years of experience in assigning/auditing ICD-10 CM codes to outpatient records
Ability to succeed in a face-paced, ever-changing environment
Self-starter with high degree of drive, initiative, and follow through
Expert in accurate and specific documentation
Strong communication skills
A flexible and positive attitude
Strong computer skills and basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Ability to work independently with minimum supervision, excellent reliability, and a positive attitude
CRC (“Certified Risk Coder”) credential is required
RN or LPN certification required
US work authorization
Someone who embodies being “Oaky”
What does being “Oaky” look like?
Radiating positive energy
Assuming good intentions
Creating an unmatched patient experience
Driving clinical excellence
Taking ownership and delivering results
Being scrappy
Why Oak Street?
Oak Street Health offers our coworkers the opportunity to be at the forefront of a revolution in healthcare, as well as:
Collaborative and energetic culture
Fast-paced and innovative environment
Competitive benefits including paid vacation and sick time, generous 401K match with immediate vesting, and health benefits
Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply to oakstreethealth.com/careers.