Performance Improvement & Education Specialist, 40hrs, Days

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Reviews and scores 100% of Start of Cares (SOC) on new clinicians until deemed competent evidenced by score on SOC audit tool averages 94%; and 485 POC completed accurately.
2. Reviews 10% clinicians SOC's once deemed competent.
3. Reviews Recertification's, Discharge OASIS, and Transfer OASIS to reflect 10% of clinician's yearly discharges/transfers/re-certifications.
4. Tracks and trends review results by individual - forwarding to Clinical Manager. Conferences/Educates clinicians re: deficiencies/corrections to be made.
5. Notes trends in deficiencies of documentation and communicates to the Executive Director and participates in the educational plan for staff.
6. Functions as a resource person to the Nurse and Therapists regarding documentation requirements.
7. Assists in ongoing education and support of clinical staff in the accurate completion of the OASIS and supportive documentation at all time points.
8. Serves as a resource for clinicians and clerical for troubleshooting documentation related problems, such as OASIS Errors and Medical Diagnosis exceptions.
9. Assists Executive Director/Diretor in job related activities as needed.
10. Keeps current with "Best Practices" regarding disease processes and documentation practices through readings and attendance at in-services.
11. Knowledgeable regarding agencies policies, procedures, accreditation bodies, state and federal regulations.
12. Reviews and processes audit activities such as ADR's and external medical record requests.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, or Associate Degree in Nursing.

2. Current Massachusetts Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, or Registered Nurse (RN) license.
3. Certificate for OASIS Specialist-Clinical (COS-C) or obtained within six (6) months of date of hire
Preferred:
1. If RN, Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.
2. Medical coding certification and training in medical terminology from an accredited program. Recognized programs include: American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), National Healthcareer Association (NHA), and American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Minimum two (2) years of experience in ICD-CM (current edition) coding and OASIS review in a Home Health setting
2. Ability to work independently and as a team member
3. Must be flexible and adaptable to changing work priorities

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.