Lead CDI Specialist

Jefferson Health; Township of Washington (NJ); Remote; USD 93,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and AD&D

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Kennedy University Hospitals, Inc is seeking a Lead CDI Specialist to optimize documentation and coding accuracy across the revenue cycle. You’ll partner with providers to educate on documentation reflecting diagnoses and DRG weights.

Responsibilities include guiding staff on workflow, mentoring, and validating monthly reports while ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines. Requires CCDS/CDIP and nursing or clinical degrees with years of CDI experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years' experience as a CDI specialist.
• Associate or Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Medical Graduate degree or Associate/Bachelor Degree in other clinical health profession.
• Certified CCDS or CDIP certifications required.
• Strong knowledge of ICD-10 CM/PCS, 3M encoder, DRG, and Epic EHR.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• MS Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Awareness of compliance and regulatory guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Interact with staff to meet department goals and day-to-day operations.
• Assist supervisory staff with workflow and staff performance.
• Conduct training and mentoring sessions for new and existing staff.
• Help employees with day-to-day questions and escalate systemic issues.
• Manage own work queue(s).
• Validate monthly reporting for staff, providers, and leadership.

Skills

ICD-10 CM/PCS coding conventions

SOI/ROM

3M Encoder

DRG system

Epic EHR

MS Office Suite

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Nursing/clinical background

Education

Associate or BSN in Nursing

Medical graduate degree

Clinical health profession degree

Tools

Epic EHR system

3M Encoder

Job description

Job Description

Under the direction of the Senior Director of Revenue Cycle, Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) and Revenue Cycle Manager, CDI, the Revenue Cycle Lead, CDI serves as an expert resource for staff and functions to assist supervisory staff in assigned area with workflow and day-to-day operations. This position will support organizational goals by identifying opportunities to partner with providers to provide education and feedback regarding documentation so that it reflects all diagnoses.

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, staff performance and day to day operations to ensure that department goals are met.
• Assist supervisory staff in areas of workflow, staff performance, and day-to-day operations to ensure that department goals are met.
• Conduct training and mentoring sessions for new and existing staff.
• Assist employees with day-to-day questions, issues, or problems and elevate identified systemic issues to supervisor.
• Manages own assigned work queue(s).
• Validation of monthly reporting for staff, providers, and leadership.

Number of Positions in Requisition

1

Job Details

Lead CDI Specialist

Effective Problem-solving Skills Required

Must be able to meet departmental goals on an ongoing basis.

Strong working knowledge and experience in clinical record reviews, 3M encoder coding systems, DRG system, and Epic EHR system.

Expert level working knowledge of ICD-10 CM/PCS coding conventions and SOI/ROM required.

Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office; Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Ability to work independently and as a team member.

Awareness of compliance and regulatory guidelines.

Minimum three years' experience required as a CDI specialist. Associate or Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Medical Graduate degree or Associate/Bachelor Degree in other clinical health profession. Minimum of three years hands‑on clinical experience either obtained through clinical experience in nursing (i.e. RN, BSN), medical school, respiratory therapy, physician's assistant, or residency or 5 years of inpatient acute care medical coding experience.

Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) or Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP) certifications required.

The position is currently primarily remote.

BSN, PA or medical graduate degree. Prior experience in CDI at a large academic medical center.

Salary Range

$93,019.85 to $141,377.64 Annual

The actual hiring rate will be determined based on candidate experience, skills and qualifications. This position is not eligible for an annual incentive.

Positions posted as annual salaries reflect an estimated amount for a 1.0 Full‑Time Equivalent (FTE) (i.e. 40 hour equivalent), positions for less than 1.0 FTE will be prorated.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Kennedy University Hospitals, Inc

Primary Location Address

435 Hurffville-Cross Keys Rd, Turnersville, New Jersey, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st‑century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not‑for‑profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not‑for‑profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full‑time and part‑time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part‑time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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