Inpatient CDI Specialist - Day Shift

Temple Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Temple University Health System seeks a Clinical Document Improvement Specialist to optimize inpatient documentation and support accurate DRG assignment and quality reporting. Responsibilities include leading ICD-10 education, daily chart reviews, and collaboration with care teams to clarify documentation.

The role emphasizes preventing coding gaps and improving SOI/ROM metrics while aligning with hospital coding policies and national standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or associate degree in a healthcare field with required experience.
• Experience in inpatient coding and clinical documentation improvement.
• Strong ability to educate clinicians on documentation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Educate staff on ICD-10 implementation and documentation standards.
• Review inpatient records daily and abstract data into the hospital coding system using ICD-10.
• Identify opportunities to improve documentation for DRGs, SOI, ROM, and quality metrics.
• Communicate with clinical staff to educate and obtain documentation clarification.

Skills

Clinical documentation improvement

ICD-10 education

Staff education

Interdepartmental communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Associate's degree in healthcare related field

5 years related experience

Tools

ICD-10 coding system

Job description

Temple University Health System seeks a Clinical Document Improvement Specialist to optimize inpatient documentation and support accurate DRG assignment and quality reporting. Responsibilities include leading ICD-10 education, daily chart reviews, and collaboration with care teams to clarify documentation.

The role emphasizes preventing coding gaps and improving SOI/ROM metrics while aligning with hospital coding policies and national standards.