Clinical Documentation Specialist at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
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Location
Watertown, SD
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Requirements
Mid Level
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Verified Jun 13, 2026
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Money Stack
Loan repayment programs to investigate
- State loan-repayment program
- South Dakota Recruitment Assistance Program (RAP)
Incentive payments for physicians, PAs, nurse practitioners, CRNAs, and midwives who commit to three years of practice in an eligible rural South Dakota community.
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Overview
Clinical Documentation Specialist Job Summary Join our team and be a part of our mission to deliver accessible, high-quality, affordable, and compassionate healthcare. Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is a non-profit healthcare system serving 10 counties in northeastern South...
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Overview
Clinical Documentation Specialist Job Summary Join our team and be a part of our mission to deliver accessible, high-quality, affordable, and compassionate healthcare. Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is a non-profit healthcare system serving 10 counties in northeastern South Dakota and west-central Minnesota. Our team at Prairie Lakes makes a difference in the lives of patients and their loved ones Position Summary Wage: 28.09-44.81 On‑site presence in Watertown, SD is required during the first year.
This full-time position has the option to be Remote, On-site (Watertown, SD), or Hybrid after the first year. The Clinical Documentation Specialist (CDS) initiates and performs concurrent documentation review of inpatient records to identify opportunities for clarification of conditions, diagnoses, and procedures when incomplete, conflicting, or nonspecific documentation exists. This review supports accurate capture of clinical severity, level of service, medical necessity, and appropriate reimbursement through the physician query process.
Key Responsibilities Communicates with providers, nursing staff, case managers, coders, and other members of the healthcare team to facilitate complete, accurate, and compliant clinical documentation in the inpatient medical record. Serves as a resource to providers by linking clinical documentation requirements, coding guidelines, and medical terminology to improve the accuracy and completeness of final code assignment. Works collaboratively with the coding department in concurrent review of the inpatient medical record to support appropriate diagnosis related group (DRG) assignment and documentation integrity.
Benefits
- Prairie Lakes Healthcare System offers comprehensive
Benefits
- for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of
Benefits
- include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 403(b)-retirement plan, and generous paid time off to maintain a healthy home-work balance. Additional
Benefits
- for those qualifying include: Flexible Spending Account Employee Assistance Program for mental health Education Loan Program Community discounts including the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require positive reference checks and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
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