[Hiring] Team Lead, Clinical Documentation Improvement @Methodist Health System

Role Description

The Team Lead of clinical documentation improvement (CDI) is responsible for day-to-day coordination and supervision of the CDI team within the parameters defined by the Department Director. The responsibilities include:

• Assignment of duties
• Assistance with quarterly performance reviews
• Training and onboarding of new CDI team members
• Performing audits and second-level chart reviews
• Compiling PowerPoint presentations
• Delivering physician education on clinical documentation improvement
• Assisting CDI and coding with DRG reconciliation process

In the absence of the director, the Team Lead will take on the responsibilities of planning, managing, coordinating, and performing day-to-day operations of the clinical documentation improvement department.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Bachelor’s degree
• RN, CCDS/CDIP required; CCS preferred, not required

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years experience in Clinical Documentation Improvement
• Expert-level knowledge and mastery of the entire CDI scope of duties

Job Roles

• Assist with daily CDI operations, including monitoring of CDI team's productivity, compliance with legal/ethical requirements, and quality improvement initiatives
• Provide input to CDI Director in the review and evaluation of staff performance appraisals and personnel issues
• Conduct second-level reviews for CDI, coding, and quality teams
• Compile and deliver CDI-related education to healthcare providers, CDI team, and other departments
• Coordinate initial training for new hires as well as education for existing staff when there are changes in process/technology
• Monitor and address technical difficulties experienced by staff and assist with 3M 360 software prioritization tool retune
• Identify CDI opportunities by prescreening charts and assign charts to CDI staff
• Monitor CDI workflow and resolve accounts from work-queues using departmental prioritization rules and deadlines
• Supervise CDI daily chart review process and provide guidance to CDI team's questions in secure chat
• Conduct CDI team chart review audits biannually
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Great Place to Work Certified 2026-2027
• Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2025 & 2026
• Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare, Biotech & Pharma 2026
• TIME’s Best Companies for Future Leaders 2025 & 2026
• Newsweek’s America’s Most Admired Workplaces 2026
• Glassdoor’s Best-Led Companies 2025
• Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care 2025
• Military Friendly Gold Employer 2025
• Becker’s Hospital Review 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2025
• Newsweek’s Americas Greatest Workplaces 2025