Revenue Cycle CDI LeadInspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness.
CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation's largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.As our team lead, clinical documentation integrity (CDI) you will provide essential day-to-day operational leadership and subject matter expertise for a team of dedicated CDI specialists. This pivotal role supports the CDI market manager in driving crucial documentation accuracy, quality outcomes, and regulatory compliance, while steadfastly promoting consistency with enterprise CDI standards across our healthcare system.Every day you will serve as a vital clinical and coding resource, offering guidance and support to your team.
You will assist with critical performance oversight, ensuring our CDI specialists meet high standards and contribute effectively to our revenue cycle optimization. Furthermore, you will actively foster collaboration across multidisciplinary stakeholders, enhancing communication and synergy in achieving accurate clinical documentation and improved patient outcomes. This position functions as a hands-on, working lead, actively participating in CDI tasks.To be successful in this role, you will need a strong background in clinical documentation improvement, healthcare coding (e.g., ICD-10, CPT), and a deep understanding of clinical pathways and regulatory guidelines.
We are seeking an experienced CDI professional with proven leadership potential, excellent communication skills, and the ability to mentor and guide a team towards achieving superior documentation integrity within a fast-paced healthcare environment.CDI team leadership & support: Provides daily operational support, guidance, and functional leadership to assigned CDI staff, including workflow, prioritization, and issue resolution.Subject matter expertise: Acts as a CDI subject matter expert, assisting staff with complex cases, DRG validation, SOI, ROM, and identifying quality documentation opportunities.Performance monitoring & quality: Supports the CDI market manager in monitoring team performance, productivity, and quality metrics, contributing to improvement initiatives.Quality assurance & education: Reviews CDI work for accuracy, consistency, and compliance, and assists with onboarding, mentoring, and ongoing education for CDI specialists based on audit findings.Stakeholder & workflow collaboration: Serves as a liaison between CDI staff and key stakeholders (coding, quality, physician leadership) to promote documentation integrity and assists in developing CDI workflows and policies.Remote work & ethics: Promotes a professional, collaborative remote work environment, troubleshoots basic technology issues, and adheres to ethical standards set by ACDIS, AHIMA, and/or AAPC.Required qualifications:Associate's degree in nursing, health information management (HIM), or a related healthcare fieldCurrent CDI- or coding-related certification to be maintained, such as CCDS, CDIP, CCS, RHIA, RHIT, CIC, or equivalentMinimum of 3 years of recent CDI experience in an acute care hospital or large multi-facility healthcare systemDemonstrated expertise in clinical documentation integrity, DRG methodology, SOI/ROM, and quality indicatorsStrong knowledge of anatomy and physiology, disease processes, medical terminology, and clinical documentation standardsPreferred qualifications:Bachelor's degree in nursing, HIM, or a related healthcare fieldPrior experience in a CDI lead, preceptor, auditor, or informal leadership roleExperience supporting CDI quality audits or performance improvement initiativesFamiliarity with middle revenue cycle operations and downstream coding or billing impactsExperience working with electronic health record (EHR) systems (e.g., Epic, Cerner, Meditech)Background working with complex patient populations (e.g., trauma, cardiovascular, neurosurgery, or academic medical centers)Proven ability to work effectively in a fully remote environmentStrong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skillsExcellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide clear, constructive feedback