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Jefferson Health · 15 hours ago

Lead CDI Specialist

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$91K/yr - $139K/yr

3+ years exp

Jefferson Health is a nationally ranked health care system dedicated to providing high-quality clinical care and education. The Lead CDI Specialist will support organizational goals by partnering with providers to enhance documentation practices and ensure compliance with coding conventions.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Interacts with co-workers, visitors, staff performance and day to day operations to ensure that department goals are met

Assist supervisory staff in areas of workflow, staff performance, and day-to-day operations to ensure that department goals are met

Conduct training and mentoring sessions for new and existing staff

Assist employees with day-to-day questions, issues, or problems and escalate identified systemic issues to supervisor

Manages own assigned work queue(s)

Validation of monthly reporting for staff, providers, and leadership

Qualification

ICD-10 CM/PCS coding3M encoder coding systemsEpic EHR systemClinical record reviewsCertified Clinical Documentation SpecialistMicrosoft OfficeInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Strong working knowledge and experience in clinical record reviews, 3M encoder coding systems, DRG system, and Epic EHR system

Expert level working knowledge of ICD-10 CM/PCS coding conventions and SOI/ROM required

Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office; Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Ability to work independently and as a team member

Effective Problem-solving Skills Required

Must be able to meet departmental goals on an ongoing basis

Awareness of compliance and regulatory guidelines

Minimum three years' experience required as a CDI specialist

Associate or Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Medical Graduate degree or Associate/Bachelor Degree in other clinical health profession

Minimum of three years hands-on clinical experience either obtained through clinical experience in nursing (i.e. RN, BSN), medical school, respiratory therapy, physician's assistant, or residency or 5 years of inpatient acute care medical coding experience

Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) or Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP) certifications required

Preferred

BSN, PA or medical graduate degree

Prior experience in CDI at a large academic medical center

Benefits

Medical (including prescription)

Supplemental insurance

Dental

Vision

Life and AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Voluntary benefits

Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service

Company

Jefferson Health

Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals are partners in providing excellent clinical and compassionate care for our patients in the Philadelphia region, educating the health professionals of tomorrow in a variety of disciplines and discovering new knowledge that will define the future of clinical care.

Founded in 1995

Philadelphia, PA, US

5001-10000 employees