Senior Hospitalist Clinical Reviewer

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Hospitalist Clinical Reviewer

Job Type: Contractor
Location: Remote

Job Overview

We are seeking experienced Senior Hospitalist Clinical Reviewers to support a high-impact project focused on inpatient clinical quality, documentation accuracy, and medical review . In this role, you will apply your hospitalist expertise and clinical judgment to evaluate inpatient cases, identify complex or ambiguous clinical scenarios, and provide clear, well-reasoned feedback.

This opportunity is ideal for experienced physicians with a strong background in hospital medicine, inpatient quality, medical auditing, clinical documentation, and quality assurance .

Key Responsibilities

• Review inpatient cases for clinical quality, appropriate care, and documentation accuracy .
• Evaluate clinical decisions and identify potential quality, documentation, or care concerns.
• Apply advanced clinical judgment to complex, unusual, or ambiguous inpatient cases.
• Provide clear and concise explanations supporting clinical review decisions.
• Assess medical records, clinical documentation, and relevant supporting information.
• Identify inconsistencies, gaps, or areas requiring clarification within clinical documentation.
• Apply established clinical standards, guidelines, and quality frameworks when appropriate.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of clinical review guidelines and quality standards .
• Collaborate with project teams to resolve challenging clinical cases and review questions.
• Maintain consistent, accurate, and high-quality review standards across assigned cases.
• Work independently while meeting project timelines and quality expectations.

Required Qualifications

• MD or DO degree.
• 10+ years of attending-level hospitalist experience .
• Strong experience in inpatient medicine and hospital-based clinical care .
• Demonstrated experience with inpatient quality, clinical documentation review, medical auditing, or quality assurance .
• Excellent clinical judgment and ability to evaluate complex or ambiguous cases.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to clearly articulate clinical reasoning and support review decisions.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyze medical records comprehensively.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading or contributing to hospital quality improvement programs .
• Experience with clinical documentation improvement (CDI) .
• Experience with medical coding, utilization review, or physician audit processes.
• Experience developing or reviewing clinical quality standards.
• Familiarity with hospital quality metrics and inpatient quality initiatives.
• Previous experience mentoring physicians or participating in physician peer review.

Core Skills

• Inpatient Quality
• Quality Assurance
• Medical Auditing
• Hospital Medicine / Hospitalist Practice
• Clinical Judgment
• Clinical Documentation Review
• Medical Record Review
• Quality Improvement
• Critical Thinking
• Written and Verbal Communication
• Attention to Detail