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• Responsibilities

When it comes to choosing a hospital, one thing is clear : quality and convenience count. Northern Nevada Medical Center's tradition of providing quality healthcare in a comfortable, accessible environment means peace of mind for the thousands of patients served by the hospital each year. Northern Nevada Medical Center is a 124-bed acute care hospital located on 23 hillside acres at 2375 E. Prater Way in Sparks, Nevada.

What we at Northern Nevada Medical Center value :

RELOCATION OFFERED

This CDIS, Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist on-site only opportunity is full time @ 40 hours per week, offers full benefits and a convenient flexible schedule. This individual will provide clinically based concurrent and retrospective review of inpatient medical records to evaluate the utilization and documentation of acute care services. The goal of concurrent review includes facilitation of appropriate physician documentation of care delivered to accurately reflect patient severity of illness and risk of mortality. Specific reviews are both determined internally and by requirements / requests of external payers or regulatory agencies and play a significant role in reporting quality of care outcomes and in obtaining accurate and compliant reimbursement for acute care

services.

Job Duties / Responsibilities :

Able to utilize inpatient admission criteria to assign only diagnoses that meet acute care criteria. In the advent that diagnosis does not meet admission criteria, communicates with Case Management Department to determine the appropriate patient status.

Collaborates with physician, physician extender, nurse, case manager / utilization review and HIM coder to identify principal diagnosis options, secondary diagnoses including complications and comorbidities, and procedures, to assign working DRGs for at least 80%-85% of the identified populations

Benefits for full and part time employees :

About Universal Health Services :

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Qualifications

Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Education or International Medical Graduate

Current RN license in the State of Nevada.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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About Northern Nevada Health System

At  Northern Nevada Health System  we are devoted to the highest caliber of personalized care. Whatever your area of expertise, this is the place for you to thrive and continue your professional development. Be part of the healthcare system that is elevating healthcare … and elevating your career.

NNHS encompasses Northern Nevada Medical Center—including its ER at McCarran NW, the ER at Spanish Springs and the ER at Damonte Ranch — along with Sierra Medical Center, an extension of Northern Nevada Medical Center, Northern Nevada Medical Group, and Quail Surgical Center.

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