• Provides clinical based review and analysis of the documentation in the patient’s medical record • Collaborates with physician, mid-level providers, ancillary staff, and medical records coders • Conducts initial and ongoing concurrent and some retrospective reviews for system wide admissions for all payors • Identifies when there is a need to clarify documentation in patient records • Supports Lean principles of continuous improvement

Role Description - Manages assignments and projects as assigned. - Participates in the daily operations and activities of the Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) program to continually enhance documentation. - Utilizes most current documentation tools available. - Regularly and effectively communicates with clinical staff. - Collaborates with coding in an effort to maintain coding and documentation quality and compliance. Ensures that coding process and guidelines meet State and Federal requirements and standards. - Works with the medical staff to continuously improve clinical documentation to facilitate accurate coding through the use of compliant physician queries, when appropriate. - Facilitates communication of various professionals to support organizational goals related to documentation integrity, compliance, quality and coding. - Assists in development and delivery of education for both clinical and non-clinical staff. - Meets performance standards by setting goals and objectives, prioritizing work, and using available resources efficiently and effectively. - Stays abreast of the latest developments, advancements, and trends in the field of documentation improvement and coding by attending seminars/workshops, reading professional journals, actively participating in professional organizations, and maintaining certification or licensure. Integrates knowledge gained into current work practices. - Participates in the training of new employees as needed. - Ensures that work is completed accurately and according to schedule. Qualifications - Current registered nurse (RN) license with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing plus 2 years of experience in acute care, health care administration or commensurate experience. - Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) or Certified Documentation Integrity Practitioner (CDIP) credential must be obtained within one year of hire. - Experience with ICD-10-CM/PCS coding and DRG assignment. - Outstanding oral, written and interpersonal skills. - Demonstrated knowledge and clinical experience relevant to clinical and regulatory aspects of care and reimbursement. Preferred Qualifications - CCDS or CDIP upon hire plus 2 years of clinical documentation improvement experience.

Role Description Facilitate improvement in overall quality, completeness and accuracy of medical record documentation. - Complete admission reviews and assign a working Diagnosis Related Group. Ensure the working DRG and other information are entered in the Clinical Documentation Improvement database. - Initiate and maintain extensive interactions with physicians and mid-level providers to address the need for more detailed information in the medical record. - Collaborate with healthcare professionals to ensure the severity of illness and level of services provided are accurately reflected in the medical record and to resolve physician queries and documentation issues prior to patient's discharge. - Maintain accurate records of review activities, ensuring reports and outcomes of CDI efforts are valid. Qualifications - CCDS or CDIP certification preferred - Minimum of three years of CDI experience Requirements - Licensure / Certification / Registration: One or more of the following required: - Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. - Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credentialed from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. - Clinical Documentation Prof. credentialed from the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. - Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Alabama Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. - Reg Health Info Admnstr credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. - Reg Health Info Tech credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. - Education: High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required. Company Description UAB St. Vincent’s, a proud part of UAB Medicine, is a trusted provider of health care, serving Alabama for more than 125 years. With five hospitals and numerous clinics, we're a health care community deeply rooted in compassion, service, and respect for all, guided by the rich legacy of the St. Vincent’s name. We're committed to extending kindness and personalized care to patients, their families, and each other. We address the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of our patients. We believe in the power of teamwork and unity, and foster a collaborative spirit among our more than 4,800 employees. As one of Alabama’s best hospitals as recognized by U.S. News & World Report, improving the health and lives of those we serve is at the heart of our mission. Join us in continuing our legacy of service and healing in central Alabama, where we can make a lasting impact together.

Role Description The (Senior) Medical Writer - Scientific Communications Specialist is a professional with scientific, clinical, and therapeutic area expertise, responsible for oversight of staff and client services. The position also provides scientifically accurate and balanced information to internal stakeholders, external healthcare professionals, and consumers in a way that supports business needs; is aligned with regulatory and compliance practices; and is consistent with Medical Affairs and brand team objectives. Essential Functions - Develop and review content for scientific documents including standard and custom responses, slide decks, dossiers, manuscripts, and other deliverables requested by the client. - Demonstrate ongoing scientific expertise relevant to therapeutic areas, including products, disease state management, and emerging therapies. - Integrate scientific expertise with knowledge of regulatory and compliance guidelines to ensure comprehensive review of materials submitted into approval process. - Create and/or review medical affairs materials and promotional materials. - Apply approved standards of style to created and maintained materials. - Demonstrate proficiency in the use of content management systems as applicable. - Update Standard Response format and content for integration into a global content management system. - Respond to Medical Information Requests (via calls/web/emails/letters) and conduct appropriate scientific information exchanges with the requestors. - Participate in scientific training as appropriate to support assigned brands. - Comply with all guidelines, policies, legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements. - Meet or exceed service levels and targets for internal and external customers. - Participate in training & mentoring of new hires or staff changing support areas. - The Senior Scientific Communications Specialist may also be responsible for the following: - Serve as a team lead for 1 or more Clients, therapeutic areas, workstreams, or brands. - Coordinate with Client to schedule meetings and training sessions, and ensure that all team members meet all training requirements. - Manage and distribute overall workload for a brand or therapeutic area. - Coordinate, lead, and participate in workstreams, special projects, pilots, or other activities requested by the client. - Serve as key contact for communications between the Client and Med Communications team. - Maintain active role in Quality Assurance processes, including monitoring of performance indicators. - Provide medical information support via multiple venues including virtual presentations and medical meeting booth coverage. Qualifications - Above average attention to detail, teamwork and initiative. - Ability to interact with other departments within the company and be proficient in written and verbal communication. - Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word, and quickly able to learn new software. - Demonstrated proficiency in drug information communication and management. - Ability to apply regulatory and compliance guidelines to content development. Requirements - Attendance - Always on time for work, including meetings and conferences. Has a strong attendance record and is punctual with deliverables required. - Innovation and Creativity - Has the ability to think in new ways and perspectives and create new ideas. Practical implementation and development of ideas or methods that result in improvements, solutions, or new processes. - Leadership - Has the ability to "lead", influence or guide other individuals, teams, or organizations. Can set goals and motivate others to work towards achieving a common goal. Supports others around them. Communicates and delegates effectively. - Communication Skills - Practices active listening, has quick response times, is clear, concise, and friendly, has the ability to convey thoughts and ideas effectively and efficiently to others, takes and gives constructive feedback, participates in meetings, and connects with others. - Collaboration and Teamwork - Works with others to complete goals, brainstorms ideas, participates in group discussions, and helps analyze problems and finds solutions. Will problem solve with others and take responsibility for their own tasks in a project. - Customer Service - Professional, patient, knowledgeable, adaptable, quickly responds, provides assistance and advice, proactive, resolves issues with care, and provides immediate support. - Time Management - Uses time effectively and productively, prioritizes tasks, delivers results on time. - Work Ethic - Highly motivated, produces consistent high-quality work, has a desire to work hard, takes responsibility, learns from mistakes, follows through with commitments, is professional, is inclusive and welcoming, has respect for others, and goes above and beyond what is required. - Behavior and Attitude - Treats others with respect, projects and promotes a positive attitude, uses appropriate behavior, establishes good working relationships, resolves conflict effectively, and speaks kindly to others. - Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one's ability using his or her own drive or initiative. - Organized - Possesses the trait of being well organized or following a systematic method of performing a task. - Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly. - Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information. - Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience. Skills and Abilities - Education: Advanced degree in pharmacy (PharmD preferred), advanced health care degree, or relevant, equivalent clinical experience. - Experience: Two to four years of related experience in scientific content creation within the pharmaceutical industry, medical education, and/or academia. Demonstrated expertise in drug information communication and management preferred. Drug Information or Clinical Residency preferred. - Computer Skills: Prefer proficiency with Embase, Ovid, and content management systems. - Other Requirements: Prefer pharmaceutical industry writing experience including an understanding of FDA, legal, regulatory and compliance requirements with regards to medical affairs. Work Environment Remote - Med Communications International Lisbon, Portugal