Overview
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities
*Contract, NO Benefits*
Job Summary / Purpose The National Clinical Documentation Improvement Director is a full time executive responsible for the strategic and operational planning, design, implementation, and oversight of CHI's National Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Center of Excellence. The CDI Center of Excellence aims to improve the overall quality and completeness of both electronic and paper-based clinical documentation in adherence to industry best practices. The National CDI Director will develop strong partnerships and interface with executive management and key physician leaders to reach the goals and objectives of the CDI Center of Excellence, which include achieving the highest quality of clinical documentation to produce the most accurate codified information for patient safety, measureable outcomes, and accurate reimbursement. The ideal candidate will also be aware of the upcoming ICD-10 transition and impact to documentation requirements.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
Program Standardization: Ensure standardization throughout the existing CDI programs according to industry leading practices. Develop and maintain organization-wide policies and guidelines that provide structure for the individual CDI Programs.
CDI Expertise: Knowledgeable of industry trends and leading practices for CDI programs. Provide expert advice to CHI's CDI Programs to develop, implement and monitor procedures that support organizational goals and business objectives related to the CDI programs.
Clinical Documentation: Facilitate modifications to clinical documentation to ensure accurate depiction of the level of clinical services and patient severity to support appropriate reimbursement and capturing of clinical severity for the level of service rendered to all hospitalized patients.
Strategic Planning: Provide strategic planning and direction for the development and enhancement of CDI program services through the National CDI Center of Excellence. Develop collaborative relationships with internal resources, consultants, auditors, and physician champions to develop and achieve the established plan.
Program Governance: Work with CHI leadership to implement a CDI national governance structure responsible for achieving clinical and operational excellence, and expected deliverables in relation to the CDI Center of Excellence. Provide leadership support and integrate with other departments/programs such as HIM/Coding, OneCare, and clinical care departments.
Metrics and Reporting: Develop a meaningful scorecard, dashboard metrics, peer group comparisons, and service specific data that are actionable. Implement tracking tools to benchmark against best practices, to maintain forward momentum, and to establish timelines for actions.
CDI Program Goals: Establish, review, and update short- and long-term National CDI goals. Ensure alignment of goals with CHI values and objectives. Monitor and track the progress of CDI program, and report findings to executive leadership.
A compensation range of $44/hr - $58/hr is the reasonable estimate that CommonSpirit Health in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit Health may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.
While you're busy impacting the healthcare industry, we'll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility and more!
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Required Education and Experience Bachelor's degree Or combination of education and experience required. Ten plus years of experience in a Clinical Documentation Improvement Program, with at least five years of experience as a CDI Director or Manager in a large acute care hospital setting. Expertise in the area of clinical documentation to ensure the completeness of the patient records using multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams. High degree of clinical knowledge and hospital coding knowledge (i.e., APR-DRG, MS-DRG, Medicare, Medicaid & Managed Care) in order to design and develop strategies to yield improvements to documentation that will improve overall patient quality, capture severity, assess acuity and determine risk of mortality. Up to date knowledge of ICD-10 mandate and the impact of code set transition (e.g., potential impact on data quality for prospective payments, utilization, and reimbursement). Exceptional project management and organizational skills, with the demonstrated ability to drive multiple concurrent projects to completion in a complex, consensus-oriented environment. Self-directed and motivated with strong analytical skills, systematic and orderly planning abilities, and high attention to details. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and concepts effectively to physicians, employees and leadership. Ability to work effectively and interact with all levels of management including executive leadership. Ability to establish and manage complex and effective relationships. Customer-focused attitude and ability to work proactively and efficiently with appropriate urgency.
Licensure and Certifications Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) credential preferred
