CDI Medical Director
About The Position
The Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Medical Director provides physician leadership for the CDI program by promoting accurate, complete, and compliant clinical documentation that accurately reflects the severity of illness, risk of mortality, quality of care, and resource utilization. This role collaborates with physicians, CDI specialists, coding professionals, case management, utilization review, quality, and hospital leadership to improve documentation practices, ensure regulatory compliance, optimize reimbursement, and improve patient outcomes. The CDI Medical Director serves as a physician champion for documentation excellence, supporting clinical integrity, quality reporting, and organizational performance through interdisciplinary collaboration and physician engagement. St. Joseph’s Health operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with non-profit status. Therefore, you may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Visit studentaid.gov and click on “Loan Repayment” to learn more.
Requirements
- Physician leadership experience
- Experience in clinical documentation integrity
- Knowledge of severity of illness, risk of mortality, quality of care, and resource utilization
- Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams
- Understanding of regulatory compliance
- Understanding of reimbursement optimization
- Physician engagement skills
Responsibilities
- Provide physician leadership for the CDI program.
- Promote accurate, complete, and compliant clinical documentation.
- Ensure documentation accurately reflects severity of illness, risk of mortality, quality of care, and resource utilization.
- Collaborate with physicians, CDI specialists, coding professionals, case management, utilization review, quality, and hospital leadership.
- Improve documentation practices.
- Ensure regulatory compliance.
- Optimize reimbursement.
- Improve patient outcomes.
- Serve as a physician champion for documentation excellence.
- Support clinical integrity, quality reporting, and organizational performance through interdisciplinary collaboration and physician engagement.
Benefits
- Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
