Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist - Full Time On-Site - Days - 8hr QVH
Emanate Health
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- Location
- West Covina, United States
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 16
- 4 days ago
Career path
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About the company
Emanate Health
Hospital & health care · 1,001 to 5,000 employees
Everyone at Emanate Health plays a vital role in the care we deliver. No matter what department you belong to, the work you do at Emanate Health affects lives. When you join Emanate Health, you become part of a team that works together to strengthen our communities and grow as individuals. On Glassdoor's list of "Best Places to Work" in 2021, Emanate Health was named the #1 ranked health care system in the United States, and the #19 ranked company in the country.
What you'll do
- Facilitate the quality, completeness, and accuracy of clinical documentation
- Interact with providers and other members of the healthcare team
- Ensure documentation accurately reflects patients’ clinical conditions and level of service
- Communicate with providers to address missing, unclear, conflicting, or unsupported diagnoses
- Assign MS-DRG/APR-DRG, severity of illness, and risk of mortality
- Identify relevant clinical indicators, including HACs and PSIs
- Apply clinical validation principles and ensure queries comply with guidelines and the CDI Code of Ethics
What you need
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum of one year of inpatient coding experience and/or acute care CDI Specialist experience
- Strong knowledge of MS-DRG, APR-DRG, and ICD-10-CM/PCS coding guidelines
- Experience using encoder and electronic health record systems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail
- ACDIS CCDS or AHIMA CDIP required within one year of hire or transfer
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (preferred)
Key skills
MS-DRGAPR-DRGICD-10-CM/PCS coding guidelinesinpatient codingencoderanalytical thinkingproblem-solving abilitiesattention to detailMicrosoft Office applicationsCCDSCDIP
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Everyone at Emanate Health plays a vital role in the care we deliver. No matter what department you belong to, the work you do at Emanate Health affects lives. When you join Emanate Health, you become part of a team that works together to strengthen our communities and grow as individuals.
On Glassdoor's list of "Best Places to Work" in 2021, Emanate Health was named the #1 ranked health care system in the United States, and the #19 ranked company in the country.
Job Summary
The Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist (CDIS) facilitates the overall quality, completeness, and accuracy of clinical documentation through concurrent interaction with providers and other members of the healthcare team. The CDIS ensures that documentation accurately reflects the patient’s clinical conditions and level of service. The CDIS communicates with providers through discussion and/or compliant queries to address missing, unclear, conflicting, or clinically unsupported diagnoses. The role includes appropriate assignment of MS-DRG/APR-DRG, severity of illness (SOI), risk of mortality (ROM), and identification of relevant clinical indicators (e.g., HACs, PSIs). The CDIS applies principles of clinical validation and ensures all queries comply with AHIMA/ACDIS guidelines and the CDI Code of Ethics.
Job Requirements
Minimum Education Requirement:
Bachelor's degree required.
Minimum Experience Requirement:
Minimum of one (1) year of inpatient coding experience and/or experience working as a Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist in an acute care setting. Strong knowledge of MS-DRG, APR-DRG, ICD-10-CM/PCS coding guidelines. Experience using encoder and electronic health record (EHR) systems. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications preferred.
Minimum License Requirement:
ACDIS Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) or AHIMA Certified Documentation Integrity Practitioner (CDIP) required within 1 year of hire/transfer.
Delivering world-class health care one patient at a time.
Pay Range:
$49.55 - $76.80