Remote - Associate Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
Company: Mercy
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: February 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Find your calling at Mercy! The Clinical Documentation
Specialist provides clinically based, concurrent and retrospective
reviews of inpatient medical records. Will work to identify
opportunities and ensure accuracy and completeness of clinical
documentation used for measuring and reporting physician and
hospital outcomes. This position collaborates with inpatient care
providers to ensure accurate, complete, compliant, concise, and
consistent documentation that reflects the true clinical scenario
of the patient’s encounter. This additionally serves to reflect the
true Severity of Illness (SOI), Risk of Mortality (ROM), and
intensity of services rendered to provide quality care and
treatment to the patient. Performs duties and responsibilities in a
manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service
Standards. Position Details: Minimum Required Qualifications
Education: RN, BSN, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, CIC, CCDS, or CDIP
Experience: 1-year related experience in acute care inpatient
nursing or inpatient coding or HIM Other Skills and Knowledge: •
Excellent critical thinking skills with the ability to quickly make
decisive decisions from limited written and/or verbal information,
excellent reading comprehension • Excellent communication skills
(written and verbally) and comfortable speaking in groups. •
Ability to plan and organize workflow in order to meet deadlines •
Must have strong computer skills including typing ability. •
Experience with computer programs (EXCEL, Word) • Data entry •
Record review with ability to interpret clinical data • Strong
clinical knowledge • Ability to establish cooperative working
relationship with diverse groups and individuals, medical staff and
other health care disciplines and interact with all levels of
employees • Ability to work flexible work schedules to accommodate
provider rounding schedules and required medical staff
presentations • Employee should possess: the ability to work with
minimum supervision; organizational and administrative skills;
function in a stressful environment; encourage and assist with team
building; and the ability to maintain the confidentiality of
sensitive information, both patient and employee • Detail oriented
• Ability to work independently Preferred Qualifications Education:
RN, CCS, CPC, RHIA, RHIT, or a combination thereof Experience: 3
years nursing, inpatient coding, or other HIM role in acute
hospital setting Knowledge of diagnosis-related groups (DRG),
prospective payment systems, and hospital quality performance
initiative. Utilization review/case management experience
Certification/Registration: CCDS (Certified Clinical Documentation
Specialist) from ACDIS or CDIP (Certified Documentation Improvement
Practitioner) from AHIMA preferred Other Skills and Knowledge: Why
Mercy? From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including
medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition
support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32
hours per pay period. Join a caring, collaborative team where your
voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare
through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll
grow with us.
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