CDI Specialist: Acute Care & DRG Accuracy Champion

Baptist Health (Jacksonville); Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health (Jacksonville) is hiring a Clinical Document Integrity Specialist to join the CDI team in Jacksonville, FL. This full-time day-shift role partners with physicians, nursing, and coding staff to improve documentation quality and ensure accurate inpatient DRG assignments.

The ideal candidate has acute care nursing and coding experience, strong analytical skills, and a proven ability to work with clinical teams. CDI expertise is valued.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of coding experience in acute care settings.
• 4+ years of acute care nursing experience.
• Education or licensure in nursing or medicine (ASN/BSN/MD; RN/ARNP/NP/PA).
• CDIP or CCDS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Improve clinical documentation quality through collaboration with physicians and staff.
• Conduct initial and concurrent reviews of admissions to ensure accurate documentation.
• Ensure documentation supports appropriate DRG assignments and reflects patient outcomes.
• Monitor patient status and track progress using approved tools.
• Serve as a resource on inpatient DRG assignment and documentation issues.

Skills

Acute care nursing

Coding

Utilization review

Leadership

Physician collaboration

Education

ASN

BSN

MD

RN license

ARNP license

NP license

CDIP

CCDS

Job description

Baptist Health (Jacksonville) is hiring a Clinical Document Integrity Specialist to join the CDI team in Jacksonville, FL. This full-time day-shift role partners with physicians, nursing, and coding staff to improve documentation quality and ensure accurate inpatient DRG assignments.

The ideal candidate has acute care nursing and coding experience, strong analytical skills, and a proven ability to work with clinical teams. CDI expertise is valued.