Clinical Documentation Abstractor

Overview:

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities:

The CDA actively participates in concurrent medical record review and data abstraction to ensure documentation provides an accurate representation of the patient's clinical care, diagnosis, severity of illness, and risk of mortality especially as it relates to reportable measures such as Value Based Purchasing (VBP), Patient Safety (PSI) and Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQI), Readmissions, Present on Admission (POA), Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC), and Joint Commission Measures.

Qualifications:

REQUIRED:

Bachelors of Nursing Degree and 3 years of clinical experience. In lieu of BSN, Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing and 5 years of clinical experience. Demonstrated ability to work independently in a self-directed environment.

PREFERRED:

BSN preferred Previous experience in project management, education or case management. Previous experience working with culturally diverse populations. Possess strong working knowledge of medical systems and community resources. Able to establish strong working relationships within a medical system. LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF GEORGIA Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the state of Georgia.

Work Hours::

7am-3pm

Permanent