Remote CDI Specialist - Clinical Documentation Improvement

OU Health; Kansas; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Total rewards package

PTO

401(k)

Job summary

OU Health seeks a Clinical Documentation Specialist I to support accurate, complete, and compliant inpatient documentation under CDI leadership.

The role focuses on concurrent/retrospective reviews, identifying documentation gaps, forming compliant queries, and collaborating with providers and interdisciplinary teams to reflect illness severity, risk of mortality, and quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Foundational CDI review and query practices knowledge.
• Ability to identify documentation gaps and support precision in documentation.

Responsibilities

• Conducts concurrent and retrospective reviews of inpatient records for accuracy and completeness.
• Initiates compliant, non-leading CDI queries.
• Collaborates with providers, Coding, Quality, and Case Management to align documentation and coding.

Skills

CDI knowledge basics

Query best practices

Communication skills

Collaboration with teams

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

CDI certification CCDS or CDIP

Job description

OU Health seeks a Clinical Documentation Specialist I to support accurate, complete, and compliant inpatient documentation under CDI leadership.

The role focuses on concurrent/retrospective reviews, identifying documentation gaps, forming compliant queries, and collaborating with providers and interdisciplinary teams to reflect illness severity, risk of mortality, and quality outcomes.