[Hiring] Clinical Documentation Education Lead @Wellstar Health System

Role Description

The Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Education Lead collaborates with key stakeholders such as the CDI Leadership team, coding team members, providers, facility and service-line operational leadership, CDI & Coding auditors, and others to train providers on documentation best practices aimed at improving clinical documentation and coding accuracy. The CDI Education Lead is also responsible for training clinical documentation specialists to enhance their skills for CDI operations, with the goal of improving the accuracy of patient record documentation.

This role involves working with the CDI Leadership team to develop and deliver education for providers on documentation best practices and for all CDI team members, covering areas like new employee orientations, skills training, team building, customer service, and change management. The aim is to ensure that clinical information in medical records is accurately recorded to reflect the appropriate clinical severity level for services provided to patients.

Additionally, this role utilizes data trends, including CDI KPIs and audit results, to identify educational opportunities for providers and areas where the CDI team needs skill enhancement, develops/suggests training to support clinical documentation and coding accuracy.

Qualifications

• Associates Nursing or Bachelors Health Science or Accredited Program Health Science or Doctorate Medicine
• All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
• Cert Clin Document Specialist within 180 Days or Cert Document Improvement Prac within 180 Days
• Reg Nurse (Single State)-Preferred or RN - Multi-state Compact-Preferred or Cert Coding Spec-Preferred or Cert Prof Coder-Preferred or Reg Health Information Admin-Preferred or Reg Health Information Tech-Preferred

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years working in an acute care setting as a Clinical Documentation Specialist (CDS) Required
• Minimum 5 years healthcare experience Required
• Prior experience of working as a CDI/Coding educator is highly preferred
• Prior experience of working as a CDI/Coding auditor is preferred
• Prior experience of working in inpatient case management or utilization review is preferred

Benefits

• Support to do more meaningful work
• Enjoy a more rewarding life
• Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia
• Start a future that gives you more