The Opportunity:
Saint Luke's is looking for a Clinical Documentation Specialist to review medical record documentation to ensure appropriate representation of severity of illness, complications, comorbidities, and clinical support. This person will educate clinical providers on accurate and compliant medical record documentation. Inpatient Coding or CDI work experience is required This is a remote position. Our priority is patient care in that we interact with patients daily and have the opportunity to bring something positive to their day to ensure Saint Luke’s is “The Best Place To Get Care, The Best Place To Give Care.”
The Work:
Assign preliminary diagnoses and procedures for inpatient accounts
Validate clinical criteria present in medical record to support specific conditions
Query clinical providers when appropriate
Educate clinical providers
Communicate with coding team
Meet quality standards
Meet productivity standards
Participate in weekly mortality review when appropriate
Why Saint Luke’s?
Saint Luke’s offers competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees, click here to find out more.
We believe in creating a collaborative environment where all voices are heard.
We are here for you and will support you in achieving your goals.
We are dedicated to innovation and always looking for ways to improve.
This opportunity will allow you to work with strong leaders who are dedicated to supporting you in your career development. Saint Luke’s has a strong nurse governance and we encourage all of our nurses to participate and help us make Saint Luke’s The Best Place To Get Care, The Best Place To Give Care.
Employees must live in one of these eligible states:
Alabama Iowa North Carolina Wisconsin
Arkansas Kansas Ohio
Florida Kentucky Oklahoma
Georgia Louisiana South Carolina
Illinois Mississippi Tennessee
Indiana Missouri Texas
Benefits:
Health, Vision and Dental
Leave of Absence, PTO, and various Welfare plans
Flex and Health Savings Accounts
Tuition and Education Reimbursement
Various other voluntary benefits available
Retirement options
Clinical Advancement Program – Shared Governance, Unit Based Project, Career Advancement
Applicable Experience:
1 yearBachelor's DegreeFull TimeDay (United States of America)
The best place to get care. The best place to give care Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.
J oin the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Saint Luke’s
Saint Luke’s serves the West Region of BJC Health System as a faith-based, nonprofit, aligned health system committed to providing the highest levels of excellence in compassionate health care and health-related services. Saint Luke’s cares for patients in 65 specialty services across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. Saint Luke’s Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the elite hospitals in the nation. For more than 140 years, Saint Luke’s has been dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental, and spiritual health of the diverse communities we serve.
Saint Luke’s offers:
- The region’s longest continuously operating adult heart transplant program and one of the nation’s leading cardiovascular programs at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
- Treatment for complex brain and spinal cord diseases and one of the nation’s leading stroke reversal programs at the nationally ranked Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute
- The region’s only treatment center dedicated exclusively to treating metastatic breast cancer—the Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer at Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute
- Saint Luke’s Convenient and Urgent Care clinics for treatment of minor illnesses and injuries
- Liver and kidney transplantation programs
- A comprehensive maternal-fetal diagnostic and treatment center
- Three Neonatal Intensive Care Units, including a Level IIIb NICU at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
- Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, the only comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital of its kind in the region
- A nationally recognized children's behavioral health center, Saint Luke’s Hospital Crittenton Children’s Center