CDI Audit Specialist: Clinical Documentation Improvement

Datavant; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 69,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with match

PTO and holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Career growth

Job summary

Datavant is seeking a Clinical Documentation Quality Improvement (CDQI) Audit Specialist to evaluate the quality, accuracy, and compliance of CDI reviews and identify education and process-improvement opportunities. The role supports reimbursement integrity, documentation quality, and patient care outcomes in a full-time capacity.

Responsibilities include auditing, providing feedback, education plans, onboarding new staff, and presenting on coding and regulatory updates.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of CDI experience and/or auditing.
• 3+ years of clinical experience in an academic medical center.
• RN or BSN with CCDS or CDIP certification.
• Must pass CDI skills competency assessment.
• Experience with various EMRs and CDI software including Epic, Cerner, 3M, Iodine.
• Strong organizational, teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct retrospective and concurrent audits of CDI specialists’ work to ensure accurate documentation review practices and compliant query generation.
• Review missed opportunities impacting reimbursement, quality reporting and patient outcomes.
• Evaluate staff adherence to workflows, policies and industry standards.
• Maintain audit tools, scoring methodologies and documentation.
• Provide individualized feedback and education plans based on audit findings.
• Mentor new staff and deliver educational presentations on documentation and regulatory updates.
• Monitor program performance indicators (query rates, agreement rates, accuracy scores).

Skills

CDI experience

Auditing

Clinical experience

EMR proficiency

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Education

RN or BSN with CCDS or CDIP certification

Tools

Epic

Cerner

3M

Iodine

Job description

Datavant is seeking a Clinical Documentation Quality Improvement (CDQI) Audit Specialist to evaluate the quality, accuracy, and compliance of CDI reviews and identify education and process-improvement opportunities. The role supports reimbursement integrity, documentation quality, and patient care outcomes in a full-time capacity.

Responsibilities include auditing, providing feedback, education plans, onboarding new staff, and presenting on coding and regulatory updates.