[Hiring] Revenue Cycle CDI Lead @CommonSpirit Health

Role Description

As our Revenue Cycle CDI Team Lead, you will provide daily operational leadership and expertise for a team of Clinical Documentation Integrity specialists as a working lead. Every day you will support the CDI Market Manager in driving documentation accuracy, quality outcomes, and compliance consistent with enterprise standards, serve as clinical and coding resource, assist with performance oversight, and foster multidisciplinary collaboration. To be successful in this role, you will bring CDI expertise, clinical and coding knowledge, and leadership ability.

• Provides daily operational support and functional leadership to assigned CDI staff, including workflow guidance, prioritization, and issue resolution.
• Acts as a clinical documentation integrity subject matter expert, assisting staff with complex cases, DRG validation, severity of illness (SOI), risk of mortality (ROM), and quality-related documentation opportunities.
• Supports the CDI Market Manager with monitoring team performance, productivity, and quality metrics, and contributes to performance improvement initiatives.
• Reviews CDI work for accuracy, consistency, and compliance with enterprise CDI standards, payer requirements, and regulatory guidelines.
• Assists with onboarding, mentoring, and ongoing education of CDI specialists, including identification of training and development needs.
• Participates in audit activities, reconciliation processes, and follow-up education based on audit findings.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in nursing, Health Information Management (HIM), or a related healthcare field.
• Minimum of 3 years of recent CDI experience in an acute care hospital or large multifacility healthcare system.
• Experience working with electronic health record (EHR) systems (e.g., Epic, Cerner, Meditech).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, HIM, or a related healthcare field, upon hire.
• Prior experience in a CDI lead, preceptor, auditor, or informal leadership role.
• Experience supporting CDI quality audits or performance improvement initiatives.
• Clinical Documentation Improvement Professional certification.
• Certified Coding Specialist certification.
• Registered Health Information Administrator certification.
• Registered Health Information Technician certification.