Charge Audit Nurse Specialist

Saint Luke’s Health System is a faith-based, nonprofit, aligned health system of 10 hospitals serving areas in and around the Kansas City, Mo., metropolitan area. Our extraordinary people are the foundation of our long-standing reputation for excellence. Saint Luke’s Hospital is home to the world-renowned Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute and Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute. Our cutting-edge research in both institutes has fueled the advancement of heart and stroke care across the country. U.S. News & World Report listed Saint Luke’s Hospital and Saint Luke’s South Hospital among the nation’s best at treating the most challenging patients. It’s this kind of recognition that reaffirms our dedication, and makes us strive to be the best we can be. It highlights our commitment to delivering excellent, patient-focused care. It’s that same commitment that we extend toward the growth of our employees’ careers. We offer competitive benefits, tremendous career growth, promotions from within, and the opportunity to transfer among hospitals. If you share our commitment to excellence, we welcome you to view our open positions and apply now.

Represents SLHS in supporting charging accuracy among clinical departments. Performs charge capture for assigned departments and reviews patient medical records and validates documentation to support charges. Shares charge trends with department Managers and Charge Management so they can provide education to staff for maximal revenue capture for ER, Infusion and nursing units. Collaborates with Charge Management, Patient Accounts, HIM, UR and other departments for claim edit resolution, charge issue resolution and process improvement. Serves as a liaison and resource between clinical and Patient Accounts departments.

Complete charge capture for metro Emergency departments, Infusion Clinics and/or most bedded nursing units. Perform IR audits for metro facilities. Manage Epic work queues assigned to nurse auditors for edit/issue resolution and complete accounts in timely manner. Manage the 3rd party commercial audit process. Report charging trends including documentation issues to Charge Management service line analyst and Charge Audit Manager. Participate in ad hoc meetings/projects for process improvement/issue resolution.