Remote CDI Specialist—Elevate Patient Care

Ascension Health; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 72,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

403(b) retirement plan

PTO and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Parental leave

Other benefits

Job summary

Ascension Health is seeking a Remote CDI Specialist to ensure accurate inpatient documentation, DRG assignment, and physician query resolution. You will work with the Saint Thomas Health system to improve documentation quality and compliance across the patient record during the admission and discharge processes.

The role requires professional CDI credentials, a clinical background, and ability to coordinate with care teams to gather necessary information.

Qualifications

• Credentialed professional required within 6 months of hire: CCS/CPC/Clinical Documentation Pro/RN/Reg Health Info AHIMA or related.
• Education: HS equivalency with experience or college degree or substantial job-specific experience.

Responsibilities

• Completes admission reviews and assigns a working DRG.
• Initiates and maintains extensive interactions with physicians to obtain detailed information for the medical record.
• Ensures severity of illness and level of services are accurately documented before discharge.
• Maintains accurate records of review activities and outcomes of CDI efforts.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical documentation improvement

Education

High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of experience OR Associate's/Bachelor's OR 4 years of job-specific experience

CCS/CPC/Clinical Documentation Pro credential/Licensed RN/Reg Health Info credential

Job description

Ascension Health is seeking a Remote CDI Specialist to ensure accurate inpatient documentation, DRG assignment, and physician query resolution. You will work with the Saint Thomas Health system to improve documentation quality and compliance across the patient record during the admission and discharge processes.

The role requires professional CDI credentials, a clinical background, and ability to coordinate with care teams to gather necessary information.