Strategy & Operations Inpatient Clinical Documentation Consultant

Impact Advisors

8d • $85 - $100 • Hybrid

About The Position

Impact Advisors, LLC is a nationally recognized healthcare management consulting firm delivering Best in KLAS advisory, implementation, and optimization services. We are driven by a commitment to exceed client expectations and are proud to be a trusted partner to many of the nation's leading healthcare organizations. Our mission to drive patient-centered, value-driven outcomes has earned us prestigious industry accolades. To learn more about us, visit www.impact-advisors.com About Us Impact Advisors, LLC is a nationally recognized healthcare management consulting firm delivering Best in KLAS advisory, implementation, and optimization services. We are driven by a commitment to exceed client expectations and are proud to be a trusted partner to many of the nation's leading healthcare organizations. Our mission to drive patient-centered, value-driven outcomes has earned us prestigious industry accolades. To learn more about us, visit www.impact-advisors.com. Job Overview Impact Advisors is seeking a dynamic and motivated Inpatient Clinical Documentation Consultant to join our team. In this role, you will be instrumental in helping our clients achieve a best-practice clinical documentation program while driving revenue improvement and reimbursement accuracy. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to client success while making a meaningful impact on the healthcare industry.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• Experience: 5+ years
• Strong clinical judgment
• Clear written communication
• Provider‑focused collaboration
• High attention to detail
• Strong knowledge of CMS Base DRG and MS-DRG diagnosis framework
• Comfort working independently in a part‑time capacity
• Comfort working remotely and in a hybrid setting for client-facing work

Nice To Haves

• Certifications / Licenses (preferred not required): CCDS, CCDS‑O, or CDIP Certification
• Familiarity with CDI productivity and quality reporting.
• Familiarity with Epic Inpatient CDI and Coding Modules

Responsibilities

• Perform concurrent, retrospective, and second level reviews of inpatient records in Solventum (3M) and Epic
• Identify documentation gaps impacting MS-DRG reimbursement, quality, severity, and coding accuracy
• Identify inaccurate CC/MCC documentation gaps and articulate root causes
• Validate diagnoses, procedures, and clinical indicators against documentation
• Advise client on best-practice use of Solventum workflows including queries, case prioritization strategies, productivity reporting, query impact reporting, and query completeness / effectiveness
• Assist in validating query compliance and provider communication methods for inpatient CDI specialist teams and inpatient coding teams
• Assist in developing new compliant query language and query templates
• Support targeted provider education on high‑impact diagnoses

What This Job Offers

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