System Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity

AMN Healthcare Leadership Solutions | B.E. Smith; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Retirement benefits

Bonuses

Job summary

AMN Healthcare Leadership Solutions | B.E. Smith is seeking a System Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity in California. The role includes overseeing clinical documentation practices and leading a team of approximately 35 FTEs, while collaborating with healthcare professionals to enhance documentation quality.

The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of clinical workflows with a focus on quality improvement. A Bachelor's degree in nursing is required, along with an active RN license. This position is remote/hybrid, offering a competitive salary range of $148,000 to $300,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in clinical documentation.
• Demonstrated success in leading quality improvement initiatives.
• Experience in critical care environments essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee system-wide documentation best practices.
• Lead a team of approximately 35 FTEs.
• Develop plans for team structure and strategic hiring.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical Documentation

Quality Improvement

Regulatory Compliance

Education

BSN required; Master's degree preferred

Active California RN license

Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) preferred

Job description

System Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity

Start Date: ASAP
Pay Range: $148,000 - $300,000 annually

The Position

• The System Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) oversees system-wide clinical documentation best practices and leads a cohesive documentation strategy to ensure an accurate reflection of patient severity, complexity of illness, resource utilization, and quality outcomes across the health system.
• Reporting to the Chief Quality Officer, this leader will oversee approximately 35 FTEs, including nine direct reports.
• This leader will be expected to assess the current team structure and develop a plan for future reorganization and strategic hiring. They will play a key role in the transition to new data platforms while implementing new resources, tools, and methodologies to enhance department performance. Additionally, this leader will ensure best practices are established, adopted, and consistently followed across the department.
• The ideal candidate will be a collaborative, relationship-focused leader with exceptional communication skills and a demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships, particularly with physicians. This individual should be a hands-on leader who is equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves to support day-to-day operations while thinking strategically and paying close attention to detail.
• Must be able to work with a remote team as this position is remote/hybrid.

Requirements

• BSN required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Active California RN license required.
• Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) preferred.
• A minimum of eight years of relevant experience required, with demonstrated success leading quality improvement initiatives and ensuring regulatory compliance with accreditation standards, including those of the Joint Commission.
• Experience working within a critical care environment will be essential to understanding complex patient documentation and clinical workflows. Prior experience in a unionized environment is a plus.

Compensation Range

• The base salary range for this position is $148,000 to $300,000 annually. In addition, a leader may be eligible for other benefits, including but not limited to health insurance coverage, retirement benefits, and bonuses. The total compensation for the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The base salary range listed above is a good faith determination of potential base compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

Organization

• UCSF Health is one of the nation’s premier academic health systems, recognized worldwide for excellence in patient care, groundbreaking research, medical education, and innovation. As the clinical enterprise of the University of California, San Francisco, UCSF Health is dedicated exclusively to the health sciences and advancing the future of medicine.
• The integrated health system includes UCSF Medical Center, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics, the UCSF Faculty Practice, and an extensive network of specialty, primary care, and outpatient locations throughout Northern California.
• Consistently ranked among the nation’s top hospitals, UCSF Medical Center is nationally recognized for clinical excellence across numerous specialties, including cancer care, neurosciences, orthopedics, pulmonology, geriatrics, psychiatry, and rheumatology.
• As a leading academic health system, UCSF Health fosters collaboration among physicians, researchers, educators, and healthcare professionals to accelerate scientific discoveries into innovative treatments while delivering compassionate, equitable, and evidence-based care. Guided by a mission of advancing health worldwide, the organization continues to shape the future of healthcare through research, education, clinical excellence, and a commitment to improving patient outcomes.