CDI Medical Director

St. Joseph's Health; Paterson (NJ); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph's Health seeks a CDI Medical Director to provide physician leadership for the CDI program, ensuring documentation accurately reflects severity of illness, risk of mortality, quality of care, and resource utilization.

The role collaborates with physicians, CDI specialists, coding, case management, utilization review, quality, and hospital leadership to improve documentation practices, regulatory compliance, and patient outcomes. Flexible days per week and schedule allowed.

Qualifications

• Physician leadership for the CDI program to promote accurate, complete, and compliant documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CDI program to reflect severity of illness, risk of mortality, quality of care, and resource utilization.

Job description

The Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Medical Director provides physician leadership for the CDI program by promoting accurate, complete, and compliant clinical documentation that accurately reflects the severity of illness, risk of mortality, quality of care, and resource utilization. This role collaborates with physicians, CDI specialists, coding professionals, case management, utilization review, quality, and hospital leadership to improve documentation practices, ensure regulatory compliance, optimize reimbursement, and improve patient outcomes. The CDI Medical Director serves as a physician champion for documentation excellence, supporting clinical integrity, quality reporting, and organizational performance through interdisciplinary collaboration and physician engagement.

This position offers flexibility as to the number of days per week and the schedule.

St. Joseph’s Health operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with non-profit status. Therefore, you may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).