Diagnosis Related Group Clinical Validation Auditor – RN, CDI, MS-DRG, AP-DRG, APR-DRG
Elevance Health
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Mason • California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $81,852 - $155,088 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Auditing inpatient medical records to ensure clinical documentation supports the conditions and DRGs billed and reimbursed
- Analyzing and auditing claims by integrating medical chart coding principles, clinical guidelines, and objectivity
- Utilizing audit tools, auditing workflow systems and reference information to generate audit determinations
- Maintaining accuracy and quality standards as established by audit management
- Identifying potential documentation and coding errors by recognizing aberrant coding and documentation patterns
- Suggesting and developing high quality, high value process improvement and efficiency recommendations
Requirements
- Requires current, active, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in applicable state(s)
- 10 years of experience in claims auditing, quality assurance, or clinical documentation improvement
- 5 years of experience working with ICD-9/10CM, MS-DRG, AP-DRG and APR-DRG
- One or more certifications: RHIT, RHIA, CCDS, CDIP, CPC or inpatient coding credential such as CCS or CIC
- Experience with third party DRG Coding and/or Clinical Validation Audits or hospital clinical documentation improvement experience preferred.
- Broad knowledge of clinical documentation improvement guidelines, medical claims billing and payment systems, provider billing guidelines, payer reimbursement policies, and coding terminology
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
- incentive and recognition programs
- equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
- medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits
- merit increases
- paid holidays
- Paid Time Off
- incentive bonus programs
- wellness programs
- financial education resources
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
claims auditingclinical documentation improvementICD-9ICD-10CMMS-DRGAP-DRGAPR-DRGmedical chart codingcoding terminologyprocess improvement
Soft skills
attention to detailanalytical skillscommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational skills
Certifications
Registered NurseRHITRHIACCDSCDIPCPCCCSCIC