Director CDI Operations

Role Overview

• Provides operational oversight for assigned state's Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs
• Accountable for day to day operations at designated sites and ensures alignment with System CDI Strategic plan and site operations
• Ensures Advocate Aurora Health CDI practice standards are systemically applied at all Advocate Aurora sites as assigned
• Builds relationships with teams, site physicians, Physician Advisor’s, Coding professionals, and others
• Leverages performance, provides feedback, and influences to continually improve documentation results and impact key performance indicators
• Proactively collaborates with site/system HIM/ Coding, Care Management, Quality and Finance leaders to investigate negative trends or variances; leverages site / system relationships to resolve performance issues
• Collaborates with site (hospital) physicians and physician advisors regarding clinical documentation, coding guidelines and care coordination criteria
• Ensures leadership, professional development, and team building skills are deployed across teams
• Promotes and helps maintain a professional team-oriented, service culture that contributes to achieving intended outcomes
• Provides leadership and mentorship to the Managers of CDI to ensure effective implementations, change management, and optimal performance
• Accountable for all communication and data reporting to site executive, physician and key operational meetings
• Regularly meets with site CDI RNs, physicians, physician advisors, coding professionals
• Collaborates with Managers on staffing plans, team member and physician engagement strategies and financial budgets in assigned state
• Ensures enterprise CDI program operates under compliant CMS, AHIMA, and ACDIS practice standards and codes of ethics
• Collaborates with compliance to ensure the enterprise CDI program meets all state and federal guidelines.
• Performs human resources responsibilities and develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Nursing, or Master's Degree in Health Care Administration or related field
• Typically requires 7 years of experience in a clinical environment
• Includes 3 years of management experience in a clinical environment
• Ability to prioritize and organize work with demonstrated leadership skills
• Knowledge of regulatory environment
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite office products
• Strong analytical ability to gather, interpret, and utilize data in decision making
• Demonstrated self-direction and results oriented
• Knowledge of operations improvement and lean methodology
• Critical thinking skills
• Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets, Power Point and graphic presentation software
• Demonstrated political sensitivity to the dynamic interplay that occurs between system and sites
• Demonstrated success facilitating teams on complex projects
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, applying advanced techniques.
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to work in an unstructured, developing environment
• Ability to make professional presentations before executive level audiences.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short
• and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program