DIR CLIN DOCUMENTATION ENTERPRISE QUALITY FROEDTERT HOSPITAL

Director of Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) leads the strategic, operational, and financial aspects of the CDI program, ensuring medical records accurately reflect patient severity of illness, risk of mortality, and complexity of care. The director guides and directs staff in documentation quality to optimize coding accuracy (DRG), reimbursement, and compliance through aligned strategies with physicians, medical record coding, patient financial services and quality departments. Key functions include driving revenue integrity, managing compliance/denials, providing physician/staff education, leveraging technology, and leading staff to optimize quality metrics.

A minimum of five years of experience in an acute care environment with management experience is required.
Experience in setting and executing strategies to achieve organizational goals is required.
Demonstrated skills in collaborating with others in an academic health system or setting is required.
Candidate should be familiar with working within a matrixed organization.
Experience with Vizient quality measures is preferred.

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is required.

Master's Degree in a healthcare related clinical discipline or business management is required.

SPECIAL SKILLS DESCRIPTION:

Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with the ability to interpret complex clinical and financial data. Working knowledge of financial statistics, data display, and report writing and performance improvement. Proficient in the regulatory requirements for documentation and coding. Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills, including the ability to engage physicians and key stakeholders. Leadership expertise to develop professional staff and direct the work of the department. Proficient with Microsoft Office products, electronic databases, and electronic medical record review. Exhibits exceptional customer service and partnership skills with demonstrated ability to lead through influence using strong organizational and change management techniques.

LICENSURE DESCRIPTION:

Requires current state of Wisconsin Registered Nurse License or a Multi-state Nursing License from a participating state in the NLC (Nurse Licensure Compact).
Certification in coding and or clinical documentation improvement is required.

Pay is expected to be between: (expressed as hourly) $53.51- $90.97. Final compensation is based on experience and will be discussed with you by the recruiter during the interview process.

Froedtert Health Offers a variety of perks & benefits to staff, depending on your role you may be eligible for the following:

• Paid time off
• Growth opportunity- Career Pathways & Career Tuition Assistance, CEU opportunities
• Academic Partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin
• Referral bonuses
• Retirement plan - 403b
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Free Workplace Clinics
Employee Assistance Programs, Adoption Assistance, Healthy Contributions, Care@Work, Moving Assistance, Discounts on gym memberships, travel and other work life benefits available

The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin regional health network is a partnership between Froedtert Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin supporting a shared mission of patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health network operates eastern Wisconsin's only academic medical center and adult Level I Trauma center engaged in thousands of clinical trials and studies. The Froedtert & MCW health network, which includes ten hospitals, nearly 2,000 physicians and more than 45 health centers and clinics draw patients from throughout the Midwest and the nation.