Lead CDI Specialist

Lead CDI Specialist

Under the direction of the Senior Director of Revenue Cycle, Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) and Revenue Cycle Manager, CDI, the Revenue Cycle Lead, CDI serves as an expert resource for staff and functions to assist supervisory staff in assigned area with workflow and day-to-day operations. This position will support organizational goals by identifying opportunities to partner with providers to provide education and feedback regarding documentation so that it reflects all diagnoses.

1. Interacts with co-workers, visitors, staff performance and day to day operations to ensure that department goals are met.

2. Assist supervisory staff in areas of workflow, staff performance, and day-to-day operations to ensure that department goals are met

3. Conduct training and mentoring sessions for new and existing staff

4. Assist employees with day-to-day questions, issues, or problems and escalate identified systemic issues to supervisor

5. Manages own assigned work queue(s)

6. Validation of monthly reporting for staff, providers, and leadership

Strong working knowledge and experience in clinical record reviews, 3M encoder coding systems, DRG system, and Epic EHR system. Expert level working knowledge of ICD-10 CM/PCS coding conventions and SOI/ROM required. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office; Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Ability to work independently and as a team member. Effective problem-solving skills required. Must be able to meet departmental goals on an ongoing basis. Awareness of compliance and regulatory guidelines

Minimum three years' experience required as a CDI specialist. Associate or Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Medical Graduate degree or Associate/Bachelor Degree in other clinical health profession. Minimum of three years hands-on clinical experience either obtained through clinical experience in nursing (i.e. RN, BSN), medical school, respiratory therapy, physician's assistant, or residency or 5 years of inpatient acute care medical coding experience. Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) or Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP) certifications required.

The position is currently primarily remote.

BSN, PA or medical graduate degree. Prior experience in CDI at a large academic medical center.

Salary Range

$91,195.93 to $138,605.53 Annual

The actual hiring rate will be determined based on candidate experience, skills and qualifications. This position is not eligible for an annual incentive.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Kennedy University Hospitals, Inc

Primary Location Address

435 Hurffville-Cross Keys Rd, Turnersville, New Jersey, United States of America

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.