CDI Education Specialist: Clinician Documentation Mastery

Johns Hopkins Medicine; Washington; On-site; USD 68,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Health System in Baltimore, MD seeks a Clinical Documentation Integrity Educator to lead education for physicians, APPs, and CDI staff. The role develops onboarding and ongoing CDI training, translating complex documentation rules into practical teaching materials and tools, and coaching clinicians for compliant coding practices.

The educator will monitor changes in guidelines, provide formal education sessions, and collaborate across teams to improve documentation quality and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in validation or quality assessment, coding and clinical documentation in an acute hospital environment.
• Certification as CCDS or CDIP is required.
• Bachelor's degree and one of the listed clinical credentials (RN/PA/RHIA-RHIT with CCS).

Responsibilities

• Provide formal education and ongoing training to physicians, APPs, and CDI staff.
• Develop and maintain documentation tools, resources, and materials.
• Conduct formal physician education sessions at least semi-annually and provide ongoing coaching.
• Monitor coding guidelines and industry standards impact on documentation and coding.
• Translate clinical findings into practical education for clinicians and coders.
• Collaborate with physicians and APPs on chart-by-chart reviews.
• Facilitate provider clarification when more specific documentation is needed.
• Promote quality and completeness of clinical documentation through review and education.
• Deliver engaging presentations to varied audiences.

Skills

Clinical documentation

Quality assessment

Education and training

Education

CCDS/CDIP certification

Bachelor's degree

RN licensure / PA licensure / RHIA-RHIT with CCS

Job description

Johns Hopkins Health System in Baltimore, MD seeks a Clinical Documentation Integrity Educator to lead education for physicians, APPs, and CDI staff. The role develops onboarding and ongoing CDI training, translating complex documentation rules into practical teaching materials and tools, and coaching clinicians for compliant coding practices.

The educator will monitor changes in guidelines, provide formal education sessions, and collaborate across teams to improve documentation quality and