Supervisor, Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) - (Remote)

About the role

This position supervises daily operations of the CDI program for the Health Ministries (HMs) within their region. It involves direct oversight of the Clinical Documentation Specialist and Clinical Documentation Integrity Coordinator.

Responsibilities

• Communicates effectively with staff to ensure defined regional and/or system goals are met.
• Maintains current knowledge of the MS-DRG system, CCs/MCCs, impact on quality, risk of mortality, severity of illness and CMI as well as ICD-10 coding systems and the guidelines related to Clinical Documentation Integrity.
• Facilitates appropriate clinical documentation to ensure that the severity of illness, risk of mortality and level of services provided are accurately reflected in the health record.
• Serves as a resource for the CDS team for any of the above.
• Provides input for policy and procedure maintenance and development.
• Affords support to the Regional Manager, Clinical Documentation Integrity, in the recruitment, retention and supervision of CDI staff.
• Collaborates with the Regional Manager, Clinical Documentation Integrity, on competency assessments, performance evaluations, counseling and/or conflict resolution.
• Ensures that direct reports communicate, educate and engage with physicians and other members of the healthcare team regarding clinical documentation.
• Monitors time and attendance system along with maintaining attendance records.
• Coordinates the work of external resources when used.
• Along with the Clinical Documentation Integrity Coordinator, facilitates training of all new CDS hires.
• Resolves all discrepancies in a courteous manner.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health Corporate Integrity Program, Code of Ethics, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Management, Healthcare related field or Nursing or equivalent in experience.
• Must Possess One Of The Below Current Registered Nurse (RN) License:
• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
• Certified Coding Specialists (CCS)
• Licensure as a physician assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse (NP/APN) or completion of medical school
• Certified Clinical Documentation Specialists (CCDS) or Certified Documentation Improvement Professional (CDIP)
• Minimum of five (5) years of current hospital clinical documentation integrity program experience is required.
• Two (2) or more years of current experience supervising hospital clinical documentation integrity program is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of state and federal Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) and other applicable quality indicator codes (i.e. PSI, PPI, etc.).
• Demonstrated, current expertise with 3M CDI Software.
• Working knowledge of Epic EMR preferred.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills in order to detect and resolve problems related to clinical documentation integrity.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build collaborative working relationships with clinical staff, finance and compliance.
• Intermediate computer skills required, including working knowledge of and experience using MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Must possess strong analytical and critical thinking skills in order to detect and resolve problems related to clinical documentation integrity.
• Must possess the ability to comply with enterprise policies and procedures.
• Must be able to spend majority of work time utilizing a computer, monitor and keyboard.

Skills

• Strong understanding of the Catholic health ministry in an evolving health care delivery system and changing reimbursement market.
• Personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring as well as the ability to inspire and to motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of the Ministry.

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

$47.2309 - $70.8464 per hour

Schedule

Day Shift