CDI Manager / Assistant Manager

12+ years of experience in Clinical Documentation Integrity professionals with clinical expertise, inpatient hospital coding, or inpatient clinical documentation integrity / improvement experience

Inpatient Clinical Documentation Integrity / Improvement experience

Inpatient hospital clinical critical care experience (examples include hands on patient experience in the Emergency Department, Critical Care, and Med / Surg units)

Inpatient hospital coding, including the MS-DRG structure

Inpatient CDI experience (not HCC or physician office-based)

Clinical knowledge (e.g., sepsis, pneumonia, CHF, respiratory failure)

Strong understanding of DRG assignment and optimization

Experience reviewing inpatient medical records

Familiarity with ICD-10-CM / PCS coding

Knowledge of clinical indicators, query writing

Ability to identify inpatient physician documentation gaps

Understanding of principal diagnosis selection

Familiarity with MS-DRG

INPATIENT CDI EXPERIENCE

Inpatient CDI experience (not HCC or physician office-based)

INPATIENT CODING EXPERIENCE

Understanding of :

o MS-DRG assignment and optimization

o ICD-10-CM / PCS coding

o Principal diagnosis selection

Experience reviewing inpatient medical records

CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE

Clinical knowledge (e.g., sepsis, pneumonia, CHF, respiratory failure)

Knowledge of clinical indicators, query writing.

• Ability to identify inpatient physician documentation gaps

CCDS / CDIP or AHIMA / AAPC equivalent credential

Proficiency in DRG optimization, clinical documentation standards, and mentoring

Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and decision-making skills