Job Description
- Job Description:
- The Lead Clinical Document Specialist (CDS) – Rapid Response serves as a high-level clinical documentation integrity expert, deployed to address urgent, complex, or high-impact issues across the CDI program.
- This role supports strategic initiatives, facilitates rapid-cycle audits, and investigates documentation and coding anomalies in real-time.
- The Rapid Response Lead works collaboratively across departments to drive accurate documentation, coding integrity, and risk adjustment capture, while supporting training, compliance, and data-driven decision-making.
- Serve as the primary resource for urgent CDI issues (e.g., payer denials, audits, DRG validation).
- Address immediate system needs (e.g., high denial rates, quality issues, new coding rules).
- Mentor front-line CDSs on complex cases, query framing, and escalation.
- Analyze documentation and coding data for trends and improvement.
- Lead and ensure compliance of strategic CDI initiatives across markets/systems.
- Evaluate strategic results and recommend implementation pathways.
- Requirements:
- Licensure / Certification / Registration: Required Credential(s): Clinical Documentation Prof. credentialed from the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
- Education: High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 1 year of experience OR 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
- 2 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
- Benefits:
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Various health insurance options & wellness plans
- Retirement benefits including employer match plans
- Long-term & short-term disability
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
- Parental leave & adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
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