Acute Care CDI Specialist & Physician Educator

Jobtome; Paramount (CA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase program

401k contribution

Job summary

Optum seeks a CDI-focused clinician with 5+ years in acute care or medical graduate background to review inpatient records and drive documentation improvement. You will work with physicians, follow up on requests for clarification, and lead education efforts to optimize coding accuracy and care outcomes.

This full-time role in Paramount, CA offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities to influence documentation quality across care teams.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree required.
• 5+ years of acute care hospital RN experience OR Medical Graduate with CDI experience.
• Advanced proficiency in clinical medicine, pathophysiology, and pharmacology.
• Advanced proficiency communicating and working closely with physicians.
• Intermediate proficiency with Windows-based PC tools and EMR systems.

Responsibilities

• Review inpatient clinical records within 24–48 hours of admit and identify documentation gaps.
• Follow up daily with providers to obtain documentation specificity.
• Clarify diagnoses based on severity of illness and risk of mortality.
• Lead physician education strategies to improve clinical documentation.
• Coordinate with HIM Coding Professionals and care coordination teams.

Skills

RN CDI proficiency

Physician collaboration

Clinical medicine knowledge

Education

Associate's degree

BSN (preferred)

Tools

Windows PC tools

Job description

Optum seeks a CDI-focused clinician with 5+ years in acute care or medical graduate background to review inpatient records and drive documentation improvement. You will work with physicians, follow up on requests for clarification, and lead education efforts to optimize coding accuracy and care outcomes.

This full-time role in Paramount, CA offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities to influence documentation quality across care teams.