Strategic CDI Specialist: Elevating Clinical Documentation

cayugahealthsystem; Town of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cayuga Health System seeks a Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Specialist to collaborate with physicians, nursing, HIM, coding and billing to improve the quality and completeness of documentation. The CDI specialist will query providers to clarify gaps and assign accurate ICD-10 codes in alignment with CMS and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities include supporting DRG assignment, ensuring documentation accuracy, and contributing to revenue optimization while maintaining patient

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of acute-care CDI experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of federal, state and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians, nursing, HIM, coding and billing to improve documentation quality.
• Query providers to clarify gaps in documentation and assign accurate ICD-10 codes.
• Ensure accuracy and quality among coders, providers, nurses, and billing teams to optimize revenue.
• Participate in denial management processes and DRG optimization.

Skills

CDI experience

Verbal communication

Written communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Nursing

CCS/CCS-P/CPC preferred

Job description

Cayuga Health System seeks a Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Specialist to collaborate with physicians, nursing, HIM, coding and billing to improve the quality and completeness of documentation. The CDI specialist will query providers to clarify gaps and assign accurate ICD-10 codes in alignment with CMS and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities include supporting DRG assignment, ensuring documentation accuracy, and contributing to revenue optimization while maintaining patient