Lead CDI Specialist
Cherry Hill, NJ 
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Posted 20 days ago
Job Description

Under the direction of the Senior Director of Revenue Cycle, Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) and Revenue Cycle Manager, CDI, the Revenue Cycle Lead, CDI serves as an expert resource for staff and functions to assist supervisory staff in assigned area with workflow and day-to-day operations. This position will support organizational goals by identifying opportunities to partner with providers to provide education and feedback regarding documentation so that it reflects all diagnoses.

1. Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson Health.

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

3. Conduct training and mentoring sessions for new and existing staff
4. Assist employees with day-to-day questions, issues, or problems and escalate identified systemic issues to supervisor
5. Manages own assigned work queue(s)
6. Validation of monthly reporting for staff, providers, and leadership
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (Proficiencies):
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
Required Experience, Education, Certification(s), License(s)
Minimum three years#39; 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, physicians 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 Experience, Education, Degree, Certification(s), License(s)
BSN, PA or medical graduate degree. Prior experience in CDI at a large academic medical center.

Jefferson Health delivers state of the art healthcare services to patients throughout the Delaware Valley and southern New Jersey. Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) provides more than 8,400 students from nearly 40 states and 40 countries with 21st century professional education. Combined, we have over 30,000 employees.

Jefferson Health, with 14 hospitals (seven are Magnet designated by the ANCC for nursing excellence) and 40+ outpatient and urgent care locations, offers a broad range of primary and complex, highly specialized care that touches the lives of more than four million patients annually. U.S. News amp; World Report has ranked Thomas Jefferson University Hospital among the nationrsquo;s best in eight specialties. Jefferson Health also includes the NCI designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center; it is one of only 70 such centers in the nation.

Thomas Jefferson University has ten colleges and three schools that offer more than 160 undergraduate and graduate programs. Our University is dedicated to inter-professional and transdisciplinary approaches to learning that offer a vibrant and expandable platform for professional education. Through this unique model, we are preparing our students for current and yet to be imagined careers.

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.


As an employer, the Jefferson Enterprise maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
3+ years
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