Job Description

Your Experience Matters:

Havasu Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an Registered Nurse (RN) – Clinical Documentation Specialist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Join Havasu Regional Medical Center as an Clinical Documentation Specialist and bring your clinical knowledge, critical thinking, and attention to detail to a role that helps ensure every patient’s story is accurately reflected in the medical record. As a 152-bed, Joint Commission-accredited, Medicare-certified hospital, Havasu Regional combines compassionate hometown care with advanced medical technology while serving the Lake Havasu City community as a regional healthcare provider.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced RN, RHIA, RHIT, CCS-P, or CCS ready to expand their impact beyond the bedside. Collaborate across the care team, apply your clinical expertise to documentation quality, and contribute to an organization centered on delivering exceptional care to the community.

Why Choose Us:

• Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K Benefits for full-time employees
• Competitive Paid Time Off / Extended Illness Bank package for full-time employees
• Employee Assistance Program – mental, physical, and financial wellness assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
• Professional Development and Growth Opportunities
• And much more…

Position Summary:

The Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist Facilitates improvement in overall quality, completeness, and accuracy of clinical documentation.

Essential Functions

• Conducts daily concurrent reviews of medical records to identify missing, vague and/or incomplete diagnoses and procedures.
• Conducts timely follow up reviews of clinical documentation to ensure that issues discussed and issued queries have been answered by providers.
• Queries physicians on specificity of procedures performed and diagnoses based on accepted coding guidelines, clinical expertise and LifePoint Health query policy.
• Participates in department and facility Quality and Performance initiatives.
• Maintains education record with meets minimum corporate CEU requirements.
• Maintains clean work station, follows all safety regulations, Code of Conduct and ethics, customer service, and attends hospital training and departmental staff meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• If an RN, current RN to practice in the state of (AZ)
• Associate's Degree in Nursing Required; Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Preferred
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist - Physician-base (CCS-P), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) Preferred.
• Certifications: BCLS
• Three years of clinical work experience Required.

EEOC Statement:

“Havasu Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Havasu Regional Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.