RN Nurse Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist

RCM Holdco; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus plan (target 5%)

Job summary

R1 is seeking a Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Specialist in the United States. You will perform concurrent and retrospective reviews of inpatient records, identify opportunities to improve documentation quality and support appropriate severity of illness and resource use.

You will engage physicians, educate teams on documentation rules, and ensure coding accuracy across DRG assignments, while staying current with CMS guidelines and regulatory changes.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing (Bachelor's preferred) and active US RN license.
• 3–5 years of recent clinical work in med-surg, ICU, telemetry or ED.
• Front line CDI experience in an acute care hospital; EMR and CDI platform familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Initiates physician interaction when documentation is ambiguous or missing, via physician queries and rounding.
• Educates physicians and staff on documentation requirements, coding guidelines and reimbursement policies.
• Uses coding guidelines and hospital policies to assign working DRG and ensure codes reflect highest specificity.
• Collaborates with coders, auditors and quality teams to resolve documentation issues.
• Keeps updated on changes in clinical documentation standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

CDI knowledge

Front line CDI experience

Medical record review

Communication skills

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred

Tools

EMR platforms

CDI platforms

Job description

At R1, we're transforming how healthcare works by combining nearly two decades of revenue cycle expertise with advanced technology, including analytics, AI, intelligent automation and workflow orchestration. We pair that technology with the irreplaceable expertise of our people to help hospitals, health systems and medical groups improve financial performance, simplify administrative complexity and create better experiences for patients and providers.

All Together Better defines our culture and the way we work. We're a diverse, global team united by a shared mission to make healthcare work better for all. Across technology, operations and support functions, our people bring deep expertise, empathy and ingenuity to the work we do. Here, collaboration fuels progress, adaptability sparks innovation and every voice can help shape what's next for R1 and the future of healthcare.

Compensation for this role is expected to be approximately $114,000 annually.

R1 is the leading provider of technology-driven solutions that transform the patient experience and financial performance of hospitals, health systems, and medical groups. We are the one company that combines the deep expertise of a global workforce of revenue cycle professionals with the industry's most advanced technology platform, encompassing sophisticated analytics, AI, intelligent automation, and workflow orchestration.

As our Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Specialist, you will use clinical and coding knowledge for conducting clinically based concurrent and retrospective reviews of inpatient medical records. Every day, you will evaluate the documentation of clinical services by identifying opportunities for improving the quality of medical record documentation, including focused reviews in areas identified by CDI leadership: Mortality reviews, PSI reviews, and other identified projects. Facilitates and obtains appropriate physician documentation for any clinical conditions or procedures to support the appropriate severity of illness, expected risk of mortality, and complexity of care of the patient. Participates in ongoing documentation improvement initiatives, including formal and informal education plans related to clinical documentation improvement to providers and the CDI team.

To thrive in this role, you must have the following knowledge:

• Highly skilled in CDI practices, coding, and documentation requirements related to quality outcomes, evaluation of medical record data for accuracy and reimbursement; self-motivated to stay abreast of CMS rules and regulations and incorporate those changes into daily practice.
• Front Line CDI experience in an acute care hospital
• Have an active RN license with experience in: ICU, Med surge, telemetry, or ED.

Here’s what you will experience working as a Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Specialist:

• Initiates physician interaction when ambiguous, missing, or conflicting information is in the medical record, through the physician query process and/or participation in rounding with the physicians by requesting additional documentation for correct coding and compliance necessary for accurate reflection of CMI, LOS, and optimal resource utilization.
• Educates physicians and other staff on documentation requirements, coding guidelines, and reimbursement policies
• Utilizes Hospital coding code set, policies and procedures, Federal and State coding reimbursement guidelines, and application of the Coding Clinic Guidelines to assign working DRG, reviewing patient records throughout hospitalization that have been identified as focus DRG by regulatory agencies or the facility to ensure the codes are reported at the highest specificity.
• Collaborates with coders, auditors, quality improvement teams, and other stakeholders to resolve documentation issues and improve coding accuracy
• Stays updated on the latest developments and changes in clinical documentation standards, coding rules, and regulatory requirements
• Conducts focused reviews in areas identified by CDI leadership: Mortality reviews, PSI reviews, as well as other identified projects

Required Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing (Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is preferred)
• An active US RN license is required
• Must have front line CDI experience in an acute care hospital
• Three to five years of recent clinical work experience in the medical-surgical area, ICU, telemetry, and or emergency department
• Knowledge or experience in electronic medical records (EMR) platforms and CDI platforms

For this US-based position, the base pay range is $52,025.00 - $97,528.69 per year . Individual pay is determined by role, level, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

This job is eligible to participate in our annual bonus plan at a target of 5.00%

The healthcare system is always evolving - and it's up to us to use our shared expertise to find new solutions that can keep up. On our growing team you'll find the opport