Supervisor, Clinical Documentation

Job description

Job Description Supervises and coordinates the staff and daily operations of the Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) department. Facilitates modifications to clinical documentation to ensure accurate depiction of the level of clinical services and patient severity through extensive concurrent interaction with physicians, nursing staff and other caregivers, case management, and medical records coding staff. Job Responsibility: - Promotes Clinical Documentation department goals by selecting, motivating, and training capable team members. - Leads the activities of assigned Clinical Documentation team members by communicating and providing guidance toward achieving department objectives. - Supervises daily operations and oversees the activities of clinical documentation, including modifications, accurately reflect the level of service rendered and severity of illness in compliance with government and other regulations for all patients. - Identifies admissions with specific diagnosis/DRG classifications or other categories of admissions. - Follows up reviews of clinical documentation are conducted by CDS staff to evaluate whether issues discussed and clarified with the physician ha...