Clinical Documentation Educat

Guthrie Enterprise • Sayre, PA

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About The Position

The Clinical Documentation Educator provides system-wide leadership for Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) education, competency development, and provider engagement. The role designs, implements, and evaluates a standardized education program for CDI staff and providers to improve the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of clinical documentation. It translates program performance insights, advanced case review findings, and regulatory updates into targeted, data-driven education initiatives, and collaborates with CDI leadership and interdisciplinary stakeholders to support continuous improvement in documentation quality, clinical outcomes, and reimbursement accuracy.

The position leads CDI staff education, onboarding, orientation, ongoing competency development, and coaching. It also develops and delivers provider education, supports provider engagement strategies, maintains education and competency tracking systems, and serves as a subject matter expert on documentation opportunities, query practices, and clinical scenario interpretation. The role ensures education aligns with relevant guidelines, regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and program priorities. Travel to other Guthrie entities may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• CCDS certification required.
• Prior CDI experience required, with a minimum of 2–3 years in a CDI role.
• At least 5 years of clinical experience in an acute care setting required.
• Strong verbal, written, electronic communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate complex clinical and coding concepts into practical education.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience in staff education, mentoring, onboarding, or provider education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, coordination, and delivery of CDI staff education, including onboarding, orientation, and ongoing competency development.
• Design and implement a standardized CDI education program across the system to promote consistent documentation practices and reduce variation across facilities.
• Assess CDI staff competency and identify individual and team development opportunities.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and performance support focused on professional growth.
• Review mortality, denials, PSI/HAC, and performance data trends and translate findings into targeted education initiatives for CDI staff and providers.
• Develop and deliver provider education on documentation best practices, including risk adjustment (SOI/ROM), clinical validation, and quality metrics.
• Partner with CDI leadership on provider engagement strategies, including physician education plans and performance feedback tools.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for CDI staff, providing guidance on documentation opportunities, query practices, and clinical scenario interpretation.
• Maintain education calendars, orientation plans, and competency tracking systems.
• Ensure education aligns with AHIMA/ACDIS guidelines, regulatory requirements, and organizational standards.
• Maintain current knowledge of industry best practices and regulatory updates.
• Collaborate with CDI, Coding, Quality, and other interdisciplinary teams to align education with program priorities and organizational goals.
• Support process improvement initiatives by reinforcing best practices based on documentation trends and opportunities.
• Participate in departmental and organizational committees and task forces.
• Travel to other Guthrie entities as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level