CDI Specialist

Job Brief

1 Opening

Pay Range: CDI SPECIALIST- $44.36 to $70.68

Job Summary

Performs concurrent reviews of medical records checking for accurate documentation. The reviews include new admissions as well as subsequent reviews every one to two days of the chart on patients previously reviewed and remaining in-house until discharge. Will assist CDI Supervisor with data analysis and report generation, presentations, training and orientation functions.

Licensure and Certification:

Active CCS certification or

Active CCDS certification or Active CDIP or

Medical doctor license outside/inside the U.S. or

Active Physician Assistant (PA) License or

Active RN license in the state of California

Education:

AS or Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management or

BS Medicine or equivalent or

BS Nursing

Experience:

Acute hospital experience, with three (3) years of inpatient and outpatient coding experience utilizing an encoder required or

Acute hospital experience, with three (3) years of CDI or clinical experience required and five (5) years preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

Documentation training in ICD-10

Building and maintaining strategic working relationships

Building trust

Organization and initiative

Communication and interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Customer service

Proficient clinical assessment skills

Thorough understanding of coding guidelines and physician documentation impact

Working knowledge of MS-DRG, and APR-DRG

Physical Demands - Clerical/Administrative Non-Patient Care:

• Frequent sitting and standing/walking with frequent position change.

• Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and chest level.

• Occasional/intermittent reaching at or above shoulder level.

• Occasional/intermittent bending, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, twisting, and climbing.

• Occasional/intermittent lifting and carrying objects/equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.

• Continuous use of near vision, hearing and verbal communication skills in handling telephone calls, interacting with customers and co-workers and performing job duties.

Key for Physical Demands

Continuous

66 to 100% of the time

Frequent

33 to 65% of the time

Occasional

0 to 32% of the time