Clinical Documentation Specialist (CDI)

Job Description

Clinical Documentation Specialist (CDI) (Solventum)

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

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As an CDI , The Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Specialist is responsible for reviewing inpatient medical records to ensure accurate, complete, and compliant clinical documentation that reflects the severity of illness (SOI), risk of mortality (ROM), quality outcomes, medical necessity, and appropriate reimbursement. The CDI Specialist collaborates with physicians, coding professionals and other healthcare team members to improve documentation quality and support accurate code assignment and DRG integrity.

• Perform concurrent and/or retrospective reviews of inpatient medical records for documentation accuracy, completeness, and compliance. • Maintain an accuracy rate of 98% • Identify opportunities for clarification of diagnoses, procedures, present on admission (POA) indicators, severity of illness, risk adjustment, and clinical validation. • Initiate compliant physician queries to clarify conflicting, incomplete, or nonspecific documentation. • Collaborate with coding staff to ensure accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS coding and MS-DRG/APR-DRG assignment. • Monitor documentation trends related to mortality, quality indicators, hospital-acquired conditions (HACs), patient safety indicators (PSIs. • Conduct clinical validation reviews for diagnoses such as sepsis, respiratory failure, encephalopathy, malnutrition, acute kidney injury, and other high-risk conditions. • Maintain productivity and quality standards established by Solventum/facility Query rate of 35-40%, review rate of 20-25 cases per day and an accuracy rate of 98% • Participate in multidisciplinary rounds, provider education, and documentation improvement initiatives. • Assist with denial prevention by supporting documentation integrity initiatives. • Stay current with CMS, ICD-10, AHA Coding Clinic, and organizational compliance standards.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

Valid Registered Nurse license with a bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) AND Seven (7) years of Nursing experience AND five (5) years of experience in the inpatient acute care setting

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required

Experience auditing practices, ICD 10, PCS guidelines, quality initiatives, and MS-DRG and APR DRG methodologies

Clinical knowledge and application to coding

Experience in CCDS, CCS, or CDIP with (7) seven years of clinical documentation/DRG validator

Do you have knowledge of the Solventum HIS software portfolio (e.g., 360 Encompass)

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Experience with telecommuting, working with EMRs and other electronic tools with current chart auditing skills
• Knowledgeable in Solventum HIS software portfolio (360 Encompass)
• Proficient Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office programs and excellent verbal, written, presentation, analytical and organizational skills

Work location: Remote-United States

Travel: May include up to 10% [domestic/international]

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Onboarding Requirement: To improve the onboarding experience, you will have an opportunity to meet with your manager and other new employees as part of the Solventum new employee orientation. As a result, new employees hired for this position will be required to travel to a designated company location for on-site onboarding during their initial days of employment. Travel arrangements and related expenses will be coordinated and paid for by the company in accordance with its travel policy. Applies to new hires with a start date of October 1st 2025 or later.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

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