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Type: Contract
Pay: Apply For Details
Location: Remote
Assignment Details
- Specialty: Inpatient CDI
- Engagement Type: Full-Time
- Duration: 6 months-perm
- Schedule: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Location: Remote
Key Responsibilities
- Perform concurrent reviews of inpatient charts
- Conduct a combination of:
- Re-reviews
- Final reviews / closeouts
- New case reviews
- Maintain high productivity standards, including:
- ~20 total touches per day (mix of re-reviews + closeouts)
- ~7–8 new cases per day
- Identify documentation gaps and initiate compliant physician queries
- Apply strong clinical judgment to risk stratification and severity capture
- Collaborate with coding and clinical teams to ensure accurate and defensible documentation
- Interpret and apply regulatory and payer guidelines
- Respond well to audit feedback and maintain quality standards
Required Qualifications
- Active RN license
- Minimum 2–3 years of inpatient CDI experience
- CCDS certification required
- Strong experience with:
- Query creation and escalation
- Clinical validation
- Complex inpatient cases
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of bedside RN experience, ideally in:
- ICU
- Cardiac
- Neuro
- Experience with:
- Vizient risk stratification (strong plus)
- EPIC Fluent / Direct (bonus)
- Experience in high-acuity environments with complex patient populations
Systems Experience
- Required / Preferred:EPIC (Fluent Direct Tool)
- 3M 360 / Solventum
- Additional exposure to Vizient tools is highly desirable
Key Traits for Success
- Strong critical thinking and clinical reasoning
- Ability to “dive deep” and ask the right questions
- Comfortable defending documentation decisions with data
- Professional demeanor and ability to handle robust feedback and audits
- Detail-oriented with strong time management
Important Submission Requirement
Candidates must include current state of residence with submission
Not eligible for hire from the following states:
CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MA, MD, ME, MN, NJ, OR, PA, WA
Recruiter Notes (Internal Use)
When screening candidates, prioritize:
- Depth of query experience (types + scope)
- Comfort with high daily productivity expectations
- Experience in audited environments
- Strong communication and ability to defend decisions
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