Director Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) and Coding Position Available In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
2 DAYS AGO
21550345
Summary
Philadelphia, PA
Competitive Salary
5 Years Experience
Bachelor’s degree
No Commisssion
40.00 hours per week / Day Shift /Full-Time
Description Reference #: 1014409

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Day (United States of America) Seeking Breakthrough Makers Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation. At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care-and your career. CHOP’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion CHOP is committed to building an inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, connection, and community within their workplace. We are a team dedicated to fostering an environment that allows for all to be their authentic selves. We are focused on attracting, cultivating, and retaining diverse talent who can help us deliver on our mission to be a world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children. We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply. A Brief Overview
The Director of Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) and Coding is responsible for the direction of the operational, financial, programmatic, and personnel activities of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Clinical Documentation Integrity and Coding programs. The Director ensures that the departmental mission is well defined and communicated to staff, that the key service goals and objectives are set and plans to attain them are established and followed in each of the sections. This individual represents the department in planning efforts involving space, equipment staff, systems, services, expenses, cost monitoring and control, operational monitoring, regulatory compliance, and future programs and services. The Director works closely with a variety of clinical and non-clinical stakeholders, coordinating the activities of Clinical Documentation Integrity and Coding across the system.
The Director for Clinical Documentation Integrity and Coding is responsible for a diverse, growing department requiring skills in data-driven decision-making, project and portfolio management, system redesign, process improvement/lean management, and customer relationship management. The position requires a deep knowledge of industry best practices in technology and workflow. The Director will use these skills and experience to partner with stakeholders to develop an organization-level roadmap of process and technology improvements to reduce provider burden and maximize patient experience while increasing efficiency. This position is responsible for the strategic direction of Clinical Documentation Integrity and Coding across the health system centered on improved accuracy and efficiency.
The range of duties for this position are broad, varied, and will change over time, the responsibility is directing the day-to-day operations in a manner that supports compliance with Pennsylvania laws and Administrative Code, CMS Medicare Conditions of Participation, AHA Official Coding Guidelines, HIPAA regulations, The Joint Commission, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, budgeting, financial management and human resource management of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Clinical Documentation Integrity and Coding programs.
This position also has a broad understanding of all areas of the revenue cycle; including but not limited to Patient Financial Services (PFS), Health Information Management (HIM), Revenue Integrity (RI), and Reimbursement Services.
This role will report to the Associate Vice President of Revenue Integrity and Health Information Management. What you will do 1) Departmental Leader
Provides an experience and environment of patient-and family-centered care.
Interprets impact of broad scope organizational change for staff and develops change strategies for successful implementation.
Models ICARE values through all interactions.
Leverages leadership competencies to develop themselves and others.
Develops and manages operational initiatives with measurable outcomes.
Formulates objectives, goals, and strategies collaboratively with other stakeholders.
Prepares and delivers reports to operational leadership outlining progress toward meeting quarterly/annual goals and objectives, to include performance related to finance, clinical activity, quality, and human resources. 2) Financial Manager Actively seeks opportunities to improve financial outcomes, engaging staff in the process.
Establishes annual financial goals and actively uses benchmarking to high performing systems in similar area of expertise to set quarterly/annual targets.
Monitors and analyzes financial data and utilizes decisions regarding FTE’s. staffing, and operational budget.
Establishes an annual operating and capital budget, demonstrating fiscal responsibility through meeting budget targets.
Creates business plan(s), justifying variances and analyzing cost benefit of programs.
Directs and provides guidance to managers to effectively allocate resources based on patient volume, space availability, budget constraints, and program priorities, goals, and objectives.
Articulates to staff the budget and the context within the organizational financials. 3) Administrative Leader Contribute to the success of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia by providing leadership, direction, and coordination of operations, finances, and human resources for area of responsibility.
Manage and direct all activities within area or responsibility.
Continually assesses all services, identifies problems, utilizes data to analyze and propose innovative approaches for solutions.
Maintain records related to operations and services that are complete, accurate, available, and in compliance with all legal, regulatory, and policy requirements.
Engages staff and other stakeholders in continuous improvement of systems and processes; manages resources for staff participation in improvement work activities.
Ensures effective facilitation of improvement teams and development of leadership skills to ensure overall effectiveness of the meetings.
Organizes and prioritizes time and resources to manage efficiency. Appropriately delegates.
Remains current of new trends and best practices and incorporates into Clinical Documentation Integrity and Coding practices and programs.
Articulates and enforces standards for quality and productivity.
Develops and implements innovative systems and processes that improve staff, quality metrics and outcome measures.
Demonstrates achievable and measurable results and develop action plans for improvement.
Initiates, monitors, and enforces regulatory requirements.
Holds self and others accountable to policy, standards, and commitments and provides timely follow through on questions and concerns.
Ensures development of Clinical Documentation Integrity and Coding initiatives to improve patient satisfaction and family centered care.
Develops and implements clinical outcome measures for quality improvement.
Incorporates the use of evidence-based practice and appreciative inquiry into program development and improvement activities.
Actively listens to staff ideas and concerns, assesses others communication styles ad adapts to them.
Effectively facilitates meeting with Clinical Documentation Integrity, Coding, Revenue Integrity, and Revenue Cycle Operations and organizational level.
Creates bi-directional systems that effectively communicate information and data, utilizing multiple methods.
Articulates and presents data, information, and ideas in a clear and concise manner.
Communicates opinions and ideas in a nonthreatening and nonjudgmental manner to staff, peers, and others.
Communicates with physicians, academics department leaders, and senior administrators to maintain coordination with other Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia programs.
Demonstrates empathy and concern while ensuring goals are met.
Manages the complex interdepartmental and interdisciplinary relationships to assure collaboration and effective/efficient operations within Clinical Documentation Integrity, Coding, Health… For full info follow application link. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability or protected veteran status.