Revenue Cycle CDI Lead
About The Position
As the Revenue Cycle CDI Team Lead, you will provide daily operational leadership and expertise for a team of Clinical Documentation Integrity specialists as a working lead. You will support the CDI Market Manager in driving documentation accuracy, quality outcomes, and compliance consistent with enterprise standards. The role serves as a clinical and coding resource, assists with performance oversight, and fosters multidisciplinary collaboration. The successful candidate will bring CDI expertise, clinical and coding knowledge, and leadership ability. The position provides workflow guidance, prioritization, and issue resolution; assists staff with complex cases and documentation opportunities; supports performance monitoring and improvement; reviews work for accuracy and compliance; and contributes to staff onboarding, education, audits, and reconciliation processes.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in nursing, Health Information Management (HIM), or a related healthcare field.
- Minimum of 3 years of recent CDI experience in an acute care hospital or large multifacility healthcare system.
- Experience working with electronic health record (EHR) systems such as Epic, Cerner, or Meditech.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing, HIM, or a related healthcare field, upon hire.
- Prior experience in a CDI lead, preceptor, auditor, or informal leadership role.
- Experience supporting CDI quality audits or performance improvement initiatives.
- Clinical Documentation Improvement Professional certification.
- Certified Coding Specialist certification.
- Registered Health Information Administrator certification.
- Registered Health Information Technician certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide daily operational support and functional leadership to assigned CDI staff, including workflow guidance, prioritization, and issue resolution.
- Serve as a clinical documentation integrity subject matter expert, assisting staff with complex cases, DRG validation, severity of illness (SOI), risk of mortality (ROM), and quality-related documentation opportunities.
- Support the CDI Market Manager with monitoring team performance, productivity, and quality metrics, and contribute to performance improvement initiatives.
- Review CDI work for accuracy, consistency, and compliance with enterprise CDI standards, payer requirements, and regulatory guidelines.
- Assist with onboarding, mentoring, and ongoing education of CDI specialists, including identifying training and development needs.
- Participate in audit activities, reconciliation processes, and follow-up education based on audit findings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
