Lead Clinical Documentation Specialist

🕒 August 20

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $96.2k - $134.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Ascension

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10,000+ employees

🏥 Healthcare

🤝 Non-profit

Healthcare • Non-profit

Ascension is one of the nation’s leading non-profit Catholic health systems focused on delivering compassionate, personalized care with special attention to vulnerable populations. In FY2025 Ascension reported providing $1. 7 billion in care for persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs plus $1. 8 billion of unreimbursed care for Medicare patients. Operating across 16 states and the District of Columbia, its network includes about 97,300 associates, 25,300 aligned providers, 90 wholly owned or consolidated hospitals and ownership interests in 29 additional hospitals; Ascension also operates 22 senior living facilities and a variety of other care sites (including home health and health clinics). Its specialties include medical services, nursing, health system operations, and healthcare technology, all grounded in its faith-based mission to bring health, healing and hope to all.

📋 Description

• Serve as a high-level clinical documentation integrity expert deployed to urgent, complex, or high-impact issues across the CDI program • Serve as the primary resource for urgent CDI issues, including payer denials, audits, and DRG validation • Address immediate system needs such as high denial rates, quality issues, and new coding rules • Mentor front-line CDSs on complex cases, query framing, and escalation • Analyze documentation and coding data for trends and improvement • Lead and ensure compliance of strategic CDI initiatives across markets and systems • Evaluate strategic results and recommend implementation pathways • Support rapid-cycle audits, investigation of documentation and coding anomalies, training, compliance, and data-driven decision-making

🎯 Requirements

• Clinical Documentation Prof. credentialed from the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date • CCDS Certification is required • High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 1 year of experience OR 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience • Lead experience preferred • Project Management experience preferred • 2 years of leadership or management experience preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options • Employer-matched 403(b) • Planning and hardship resources • Disability and life insurance • Pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays • Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare) • Reimbursement • Ongoing professional development and online learning • Employee Assistance Program • Counseling and peer support • Spiritual care and stress management resources • Parental leave • Adoption assistance and family benefits • Optional legal and pet insurance • Transportation savings