Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity

Emory•Atlanta, GA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The System Director of Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) for the Emory Hospitals provides leadership for CDI strategies, initiatives and department operations across all facilities. The Emory CDI Program encompasses services at the following campuses: Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Emory University Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital, Emory Johns Creek Hospital, and Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital. This responsibility includes CDI strategy development and implementation; planning, execution, and monitoring of progress towards department and organizational goals; adopting industry best practices; and, serving as the system subject matter expert in CDI. This leader will develop and maintain strong working relationships with Medical Staff Leadership and their members, system and site specific senior leaders, system and site specific Quality leaders, other leaders in the HIM Department particularly in Coding, Hospital Revenue Cycle, and Hospital Finance. Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
Five or more years of acute care med/surg bedside nursing experience
Minimum of 5 years experience in Clinical Documentation Improvement programs at academic medical centers or complex non-academic centers
Minimum of 3 years of progressive management experience in a multi-hospital setting
Demonstrated data analytics skills
All nurses employed in roles requiring an unencumbered nursing license must have a valid, active license or temporary permit approved by the Georgia Licensing Board

Nice To Haves

Certification in CCDS (Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist)

Responsibilities

CDI Program Development
Ongoing assessment of current processes and their effectiveness
Builds relationships with key constituents across the enterprise
Standardization of the program methodologies across the system with site-specific focus as needed
Maintains up to date knowledge of industry best practices, key program metrics, and current trends and developments in CDI
Focuses on communication to enhance awareness of the CDI Program and program objectives
Focuses on education of CDI staff, physicians, AHP's, and other disciplines who work collaboratively with CDI
Manages Human Resource Related Functions
Hires staff
Performs time management and payroll activities for staff
Monitors staff performance and completes performance evaluations
Monitors staff education requirements
Initiates staff counseling and disciplinary action when necessary
Short and Long Term Goal Development
Working with CDI, HIM and system-level leadership, develops short and long term goals for area of responsibility
Monitors organizational planning to assure adequate staffing
Participates in budget development; and, adheres to staffing and expense targets
Subject Matter Expert
Sits on committees to represent CDI or provide CDI expertise with examples being facility level CEEOC's, Data Quality and Integrity, and leads the CDI/Coding Collaborative
Supports ad hoc efforts throughout the system needing CDI expertise such as the system-wide Clinical Effectiveness teams
Creates and delivers presentations on topics within the CDI discipline, often to Medical Staff and/or health system senior leaders