CentraCare

Director Inpatient Clinical Documentation Integrity | CentraCare

CentraCare • $117K — $175K *
Saint Cloud, MN 56301In-Person
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5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing; Master's preferred in healthcare, nursing leadership, or health administration
  • Current Registered Nurse license in Minnesota
  • Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) through ACDIS
  • 5+ years in an acute care setting, with 3+ years in clinical documentation integrity
  • 2+ years in management (manager or director level)
  • Strong investigative skills to connect financial narratives and quality outcomes
  • Expertise in critical thinking and storytelling for documentation clarity

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with various leaders to ensure accurate and clinically supported documentation
  • Advance documentation strategies to enhance quality metrics and financial outcomes
  • Leverage analytics and clinical expertise to drive strategic initiatives and monitor performance
  • Partner with CDI Physician Champions to promote documentation excellence and compliance
  • Direct daily CDI program operations including staffing and workflow optimization

Benefits

  • Full-time benefits including medical and dental coverage
  • Generous PTO policy
  • Retirement plan options
  • Employee discounts
  • Primarily remote work with occasional on-site meetings
Full Job Description
Job Description

Core functions of the role:
  • Collaborates closely with physician leaders, quality, coding, finance, revenue cycle, case management, and operational leaders to ensure accurate, complete, and clinically supported documentation that reflects the severity of illness, risk of mortality, resource utilization, and quality of care delivered across the system.
  • Accountable for advancing documentation strategies that positively influence publicly reported quality metrics, CMS, and payer reimbursement methodologies, risk-adjusted outcomes, performance rankings, denials management, and organizational financial targets.
  • Leverages analytics, clinical expertise, and industry best practices to drive strategic initiatives, monitor program performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and align CDI efforts with CentraCare's strategic and operational priorities.
  • Partners with the CDI Physician Champions to foster a culture of documentation excellence, clinical validity, continuous learning, and performance improvement while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
  • Directs daily operations of the CDI program, including staffing, productivity, workflow optimization, technology utilization, compliance, and program performance.

Schedule
  • Full time | 80 hours every two weeks
  • Monday-Friday | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Majority remote with occasional on-site meetings in St. Cloud MN (approximately quarterly)


Pay and Benefits
  • Starting pay begins at $117,104 per year; exact wage determined by years of related experience
  • Salary range: $117,104 - $175,676.80 per year
    • Salary and salary range are based on a 1.0 FTE, reduced FTE will result in a prorated offer rate
  • Full-time benefits: medical, dental, PTO, retirement, employee discounts and more!


Qualifications
  • Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Nursing is required; Masters in healthcare, nursing leadership, or health administration is preferred
  • Current Registered Nurse license with the State of Minnesota is required
  • CCDS - Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist through the Associate of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS) is required
  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience in acute care setting, at least 3 years in clinical documentation integrity is required
  • Minimum of 2+ years of management experience (at a manager or director level) is required
  • The ability for investigation, find the financial story, and focus on quality are essential
  • Using critical thinking skills and understanding story telling is vital

About CentraCare

CentraCare is a not-for-profit health care system that provides comprehensive, high-quality care to people throughout Central Minnesota. The organization includes six hospitals, more than 25 clinics, and several specialty care centers. CentraCare's mission is to improve the health of every patient, every day. The organization is committed to providing compassionate, patient-centered care that is based on the latest medical research and best practices. CentraCare is also dedicated to promoting health and wellness in the communities it serves through education, outreach, and community partnerships.
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Size
8,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
* Ladders Estimates

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