CDS Manager - Data Quality

Overview

San Dimas Community Hospital is a 101 bed facility located on a 13-acre campus in the heart of San Dimas. With a multidisciplinary team of experts and state of the art technology, we are committed to serving the community with personalized, high-quality care. We offer a full range of comprehensive services, including 24-hour emergency services, a family birth center, orthopedic surgery, advanced diagnostic services, cardiopulmonary and gastrointestinal services. San Dimas Community Hospital has received multiple awards including the "100 Top Hospitals," Women's Choice Award for America's Best Hospitals for Patient Safety, and Healthgrades awards, including the "Patient Safety Excellence Award." Learn more at sandimashospital.com.

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Making A Difference.

San Dimas Community Hospital 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
• 401K retirement plan
• Outstanding Medical
• Dental
• Vision coverage
• Tuition reimbursement
• Many more voluntary benefit options!

Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status, i.e. full-time or part-time.

This is a Fast-paced work environment in which you can take pride in serving an underserved community. Come Join a Team of Dedicated Healthcare Workers!!!

San Dimas Community Hospital is nationally recognized, locally preferred, and community focused.

Responsibilities

CDS Manager is responsible for the implementation of clinical documentation improvement program at the facility and supervises clinical documentation specialists (CDS). He/She ensures clinical documentation specialists perform their designated tasks synergistically with other concerned departments and personnel. The CDS Manager works closely with the Director/Manager of Health Information Department and Director/ Manager of Case Management in assisting these departmental functions pertaining to clinical documentation.  CDS Manager works closely with the medical staff to formulate strategies to improve quality of clinical documentation. He/She will perform other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications

Education, Experience, Training

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Medicine/ Surgery or license as physician assistant or registered nurse.

Three years’ experience as a clinical documentation specialist.

Extensive knowledge of nursing care, clinical measurement tools, and clinical outcomes; ability to establish cooperative working relationship with diverse groups and individuals, the medical staff, and other healthcare disciplines; program and database development a plus.

Certification as Certified Coding Specialist.

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

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

Assertive personality traits to facilitate ongoing physician communication.

Possess the ability to work with minimum supervision, the ability to function in a stressful environment, the ability to encourage and assist with team building, excellent writing and verbal skills, and the ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information, both patient and employee.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in healthcare related field.   

Working knowledge of inpatient admission criteria.

Working knowledge of Medicare reimbursement system and coding structures.

Pay Transparency

San Dimas Community Hospital 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.  Benefits may vary based on employment status, i.e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary.  A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $72,800.00 to $124,488.00 on an annualized basis. 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.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

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