Clinical Documentation Manager

This position starts at: $111,800.00. Final compensation will be determined based on experience.

This position serves as a CDI Manager supporting Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority (BCUHS). Onsite Client travel is required and is expected to range between 15% and 25% based on business needs.

The Clinical Documentation Integrity Manager oversees Clinical Documentation Integrity operations supporting medical staff by-laws and regulatory requirements specific to clinical documentation for DRG assurance, while maintaining a high degree of emphasis on physician engagement. Develops and monitors implementation of site departmental goals/objectives and supports the performance improvement process in conjunction with revenue cycle.

Job Competencies

Decision Making - Makes decisions by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information; chooses the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions.

Courage - Proactively confronts difficult issues and effectively participates in challenging conversations; makes hard choices and takes bold action in the face of opposition or fear. Refuses defeat.

Influencing - Uses effective persuasion techniques to gain acceptance of ideas and commitment to actions that support specific outcomes.

Coaching & Developing Others - Partners with individuals' and supports their development of knowledge, skills, and abilities; empowers them to unlock their potential and maximize performance and growth knowing that developing you makes us better.

Emotional Intelligence - Establishes and sustains trusting relationships by accurately understanding and interpreting one's own and others' emotions and adapts behaviors to accomplish intended results.

Creating an Inclusive Environment - Makes decisions and initiates action to ensure that policies and business practices leverage the capabilities and insights of individuals with diverse backgrounds, cultures, styles, abilities, and motivation.

Job Responsibilities

• Develops clinical data reporting and uses analytical assessment of data, data manipulation, and professionally articulate data outcomes to improve operations.
• Maintains knowledge of all coding guidelines and regulations and assists in communication to market CDI leaders and associates.
• Validates CDI quality assurance measures to support accurate metrics and reimbursement reporting for the CDI department.
• Supports DRG assurance efforts by generating and analyzing data and reports to identify opportunities for continuous growth and improvement specific to clinical documentation. Provides feedback to site CDI leaders and administrators, develops and implements action plans where appropriate
• Establishes and monitors teams' workflows, productivity, and quality assurance. Evaluates associate and team performance and organizational requirements and expectations.
• Chairs market-level Steering Committees and Documentation Improvement meetings and / or reporting. Also meeting regularly with the site and regionally based Physician Documentation Improvement designees in conjunction with CDI Supervisor
• Assists in development of department policies and standard operating procedures while providing supervisor support and guidance.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams including, but not limited to, physicians, nurse practitioners, PAs, site administrators, and the department leaders on documentation opportunity initiatives and strategies.
• Collaborates with CDI, Coding, and Revenue Cycle Leadership for potential departmental improvement opportunities, standardization, operational improvement, strategic growth, and educational opportunities.

Experience We Love

• 3 to 5 years of job experience
• 3 to 5 years of leadership experience
• Detail oriented and self-motivated
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent speaking and presentation skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications, including creation of Power Point presentations
• Demonstrated advanced usage of AI and the management of teams using AI to lean in to process and technological improvements, to include the exploration, experimentation, and application of AI
• This is a remote position; however, candidates must be willing and able to travel to and work onsite at client, temporary, or corporate office locations as business needs require

Minimum Education

• Bachelors Degree

Required License

• Registered Nurse

Required Certification

• Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS)