Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Medical Director

St. Joseph's Health • Paterson, NJ

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About The Position

The Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Medical Director provides physician leadership for the CDI program, promoting accurate, complete, and compliant clinical documentation that reflects severity of illness, risk of mortality, quality of care, and resource utilization. The 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. As a physician champion for documentation excellence, the Medical Director supports clinical integrity, quality reporting, and organizational performance through interdisciplinary collaboration and physician engagement. The position offers flexibility in the number of days worked per week and scheduling. St. Joseph’s Health is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; the employee may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Responsibilities

• Provide physician leadership for the Clinical Documentation Integrity program.
• Promote accurate, complete, and compliant clinical documentation reflecting 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 and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Optimize reimbursement and improve patient outcomes.
• Champion documentation excellence and support clinical integrity, quality reporting, and organizational performance through interdisciplinary collaboration and physician engagement.

Benefits

• Potential eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) through the organization’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.
• Flexibility in the number of days worked per week and scheduling.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed