Texas RN to Documentation Specialist

[Redoncue]

I'm looking for a position in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as a Documentation Specialist or Coder-10 Entry level.

Here is my background.

Univ of Neb at Omaha-2003-BS Journalism

Creighton University-2012-BSN

PCU RN Rapid City Regional Hospital-1 year

Med/Surg Tele/HBO RN Nebraska Medicine-1.5 years

GI RN Baylor Scott and White-a few months

ACLS and CPR current. RN Texas license clean and current.

Skills: Advanced Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook.

I can type 85 WPM.

Registered to take CPC 2/4/2017. I'm a quick study.

I'm looking to get away from direct-patient care because of burnout and safety concerns.

Okay with decreased salary initially so long as job can provide upward mobility opportunities long-term.

Thank you.

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

Sorry you haven't received any responses.

In my experience, doc specialists are employed by the Informatics department. Depending on the scope of the position, they need to have a pretty robust background/expertise in informatics. They are involved in development & analysis of EHR documentation - including extracting large amounts of data to evaluate compliance with credentialing, quality or regulatory requirements. In my organization, I believe that most of them were the super-users or go-to people on their units for any informatics issues. They're all exempt positions, and require a lot of "off hours" as needed to support specific initiatives or projects.

Medical Scribe is the other sort of 'boundary' job for clinicians wanting to move over to Informatics. But in my organization, these are rarely RNs. They're mostly LVNs who round with physicians and do all of the keyboarding for them (srsly). They are usually employed by the physician and credentialed through medical staff. I know of a few who are currently enrolled in school for BSN or Informatics degrees.