Senior CDI Auditor & Clinical Documentation Lead

University of Southern California; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Keck Hospital of USC seeks a Senior Clinical Documentation Specialist Auditor to lead the CDI team, educate physicians, and monitor documentation quality for accurate DRG assignment and hospital metrics.

Responsibilities include audits, denial prevention, and collaboration with CDS and coding staff to improve revenue integrity, PSI/HAC metrics, and overall clinical documentation integrity.

Qualifications

• 3 years clinical documentation improvement experience.
• 3 years clinical experience in an acute care setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the CDI team and educate physicians and staff.
• Audits, denial prevention, and quality assurance to improve documentation and coding.
• Engage physicians and clinical staff to ensure accurate DRG assignments and documentation.

Skills

Clinical documentation improvement

Acute care experience

Team leadership

Education

RN qualification or foreign medical graduate

CCDS/CDIP certifications

Fire Life Safety Training

Job description

Keck Hospital of USC seeks a Senior Clinical Documentation Specialist Auditor to lead the CDI team, educate physicians, and monitor documentation quality for accurate DRG assignment and hospital metrics.

Responsibilities include audits, denial prevention, and collaboration with CDS and coding staff to improve revenue integrity, PSI/HAC metrics, and overall clinical documentation integrity.