Senior CDI Leader: Clinical Documentation & Risk Insights

Kaiser Permanente; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in California seeks a strategic CDI leader to oversee clinical documentation reviews, drive program improvements, and mentor teams. You will manage audits, data analyses, and training to ensure accurate coding and regulatory compliance across markets.

Responsibilities include leading root-cause analyses, collaborating with medical leadership, and guiding staff development while maintaining high quality and productivity standards within the CDI program.

Qualifications

• Minimum six (6) years of experience in an inpatient acute care or clinical setting.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience managing operational or project budgets.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Minimum four (4) years of experience in clinical documentation improvement or integrity.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Medicine, Health Administration, Health Information Management, or related field AND minimum eight (8) years of experience in nursing, medicine, CDI, inpatient coding, quality review, case management, or directly related field OR Minimum eleven (11) years of experience in nursing, medicine, CDI, inpatient coding, quality review, case management, or a directly related field.
• Nurse Practitioner Certificate (California) required at hire OR Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire OR Physician Assistant License (California) required at hire OR Doctor of Medicine License (California) required at hire

Responsibilities

• Creates and advocates for developmental opportunities for others; builds collaborative relationships and provides coaching to drive performance improvement.
• Oversees units or teams, translates business plans into action items, and ensures policies and procedures are followed.
• Oversees clinical documentation reviews to promote accuracy and completeness of records and mentors as an expert resource for CDI coding.
• Drives CDI program improvements through data analysis, root cause analyses, and process improvements across markets.
• Oversees training and partnerships with medical leadership to facilitate CDI trainings and education programs.
• Oversees regulatory compliance by outlining procedures and managing audits to ensure compliance with coding guidelines and regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Audits

Compliance management

Health care coding

Quality improvement

Training

Trend analysis

Root cause analysis

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

MD/DO or related (California licensed)

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Kaiser Permanente in California seeks a strategic CDI leader to oversee clinical documentation reviews, drive program improvements, and mentor teams. You will manage audits, data analyses, and training to ensure accurate coding and regulatory compliance across markets.

Responsibilities include leading root-cause analyses, collaborating with medical leadership, and guiding staff development while maintaining high quality and productivity standards within the CDI program.