Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist II, FT, Days

Job ID: R1142494Team: Professional GroupLocation: Columbia, South Carolina, United StatesEmployment type: full timePosted: 2026-07-14Employment Status: Full TimeFacility: CorporateTeams: Support GroupLocations: Columbia, United StatesInspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.Job SummaryReviews medical records to identify documentation opportunities to accurately represent the severity of illness, risk of mortality, length of stay, intensity of service, and hospital quality metrics. Reviews medical records, submits provider queries, and reconciles discharged records. Collaborates with Coding and other departments to facilitate the highest level of accuracy, quality, and completeness of provider documentation as well as accurate code assignment. Serves as second level reviewer, education resource, and preceptor. Participates in education to providers, CDI/Coding teams, and other departments.Essential FunctionsAll team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.Conducts concurrent medical record reviews of selected patient health records to address clarity, completeness, consistency, and accuracy of clinical documentation.Employs the query process as needed to provide accurate documentation reflective of patient's severity of illness, risk of mortality, comorbid conditions, length of stay, principal diagnosis, and present on admission (POA) status.Completes the reconciliation process to ensure accurate coding reflective of patient's severity of illness, risk of mortality, comorbid conditions, length of stay, principal diagnosis, and present on admission (POA) status.Develops and maintains supportive, collaborative relationships with providers and health care team members to include education and follow up.Stays current with coding guideline changes, changes in treatment modalities, clinical disease indicators, and compliant query policies.Serves as a resource for co-workers, providers, and other support departments (coding, case management, quality, nutrition, etc.)Assigns a working DRG for health care team discharge planning and CDI useServes as preceptor, resource, and second level reviewer for appropriate clinical documentation and query justification. Provides point of care education for providers as relates to accurate capture of patient's severity of illness, risk of mortality, comorbid conditions, length of stay, principal diagnosis, and present on admission (POA) status.Performs other duties as assigned.Supervisory/Management ResponsibilitiesThis is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.Minimum Requirements Education - Bachelor's degree - Nursing, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Therapy, Health Information Management, or other healthcare related field.Experience - Four (4) years adult medical/surgical/critical care/ER/PACU nursing coding or related experience. Two (2) years clinical documentation improvement experience.In Lieu OfIn lieu of the education and experience requirements noted above, the following combination of education, training and/or experience may be considered an equivalent substitution: MD/DO/PA/NP/CCDS/CDIPRequired Certifications, Registrations, LicensesOne of the following certifications: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CIC or holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.CCDS/CDIPKnowledge, Skills and AbilitiesComputer skillsCommunication skills with the ability to interact with providersKnowledge of IPPS, ICD10 Coding, MS-DRG/APR-DRG and HCPCS coding systems preferredWork ShiftDay (United States of America)Location1301 Taylor St BaptistFacilityCorporateDepartmentClinical Documentation IntegrityShare your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.