Advocate Aurora Health

Director CDI Operations

Advocate Aurora Health

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Milwaukee • Wisconsin • United States

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Salary

💰 $59,000 - $88,500 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
clinical documentation improvementcoding guidelinesoperations improvementlean methodologydata reportingbudget managementanalytical techniquesproblem solvingperformance improvementchange management
Soft Skills
leadershipteam buildingcollaborationcommunicationcritical thinkingself-directionpolitical sensitivityorganizational skillsresults orientedpresentation skills
Certifications
Master's Degree in NursingMaster's Degree in Health Care AdministrationAHIMA certificationACDIS certification