Lead Clinical Documentation Specialist

🕒 September 28

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $86.6k - $160.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

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10,000+ employees

🏥 Healthcare

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🤝 Non-profit

Healthcare • Healthcare Insurance • Non-profit

Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U. S. , Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, particularly focusing on those living in poverty and the most vulnerable populations. Operating over 2,600 sites of care, including 151 hospitals, Ascension offers a variety of services, including physician practice management and clinical care management, while emphasizing a mission of community benefit.

📋 Description

• Serve as a high-level clinical documentation integrity expert addressing urgent, complex, or high-impact issues across the CDI program • Support strategic initiatives, facilitate rapid-cycle audits, and investigate documentation and coding anomalies in real time • Collaborate across departments to drive accurate documentation, coding integrity, and risk adjustment capture • 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 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 • 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 required • CCDS Certification is required • 2 years of leadership or management experience preferred • Lead experience preferred • Project 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) • Tuition 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

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