Overview REMOTE - Associate Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity
REMOTE - Associate Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity role at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. This description provides information about responsibilities, qualifications, and program leadership for the Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) program.
Responsibilities Provide education, support, and mentoring at a medical center level for the CDI program and establish system targets for performance metrics related to improved case-mix and quality measures.
Manage systems and operations for an effective CDI division, including query metrics, division productivity, and organizational impact.
Execute program objectives to improve accuracy of the medical record to facilitate an accurate case mix index (CMI), expected mortality rate, and other quality metrics.
Oversee the CDI team (including CDI specialists and Lead CDI team members) and report audit results for the division, such as query rate, response rate, accuracy rate, and productivity.
Coordinate day-to-day department operations and collaborate with key stakeholders—coding, revenue cycle, utilization management, and CDI physician advisors.
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree required in Nursing, Health Information Management, or a related healthcare field; Master’s degree preferred.
Current Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) certification required or must be obtained within one (1) year of hire.
Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive leadership experience.
For nursing candidates: Must hold a valid, unrestricted nursing license and possess at least five (5) years of acute care nursing experience.
For non-nursing candidates: Must possess at least five (5) years of clinical/professional experience relevant to the health-related degree held.
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The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.
Seniority level Director
Employment type Full-time
Job function Legal
Industries Hospitals and Health Care