Job Summary:
The Manager of Inpatient Coding and Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure accurate, complete, and compliant clinical documentation and coded data across inpatient services. This role oversees daily coding and CDI operations, establishes performance standards, and ensures alignment with regulatory requirements and organizational goals. The manager partners closely with physicians, nursing, revenue cycle, compliance, and informatics teams to drive documentation integrity, optimize reimbursement, reduce denials, and enhance the quality and reliability of clinical data. Serves as a critical dyad partner with the organizations CDI Physician Champion.
This position is responsible for leading staff development, education, and performance management; advancing physician engagement and documentation improvement efforts; and leveraging data analytics to monitor key metrics such as coding quality, case mix index, and query effectiveness. The manager ensures adherence to federal and payer requirements, supports audit readiness, and leads continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen both financial outcomes and clinical data integrity across the organization.
Qualifications:
Education
- Bachelors Degree - 4 year Nursing, Health Information Management, or related health care area (required) Or
Licenses and Certifications
- CCS - Certified Coding Specialist - AHIMA - American Health Information Management Association (required)
- CDIP - Clinical Documentation Integrity Practitioner - AHIMA - American Health Information Management Association (required) Or
- CCDS - Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist - ACDIS - Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (required)
- RHIT - Registered Health Information Technician - AHIMA - American Health Information Management Association (preferred) Or
- RHIA - Registered Health Information Administrator - AHIMA - American Health Information Management Association (preferred)
Work Experience
- Minimum five (5) years Related work experience (preferred)
- Minimum five (5) years Management experience (preferred)
Skills and Abilities
- Experience implementing a hospital clinical documentation improvement program is preferred.
Additional Job Details
- This is a remote position, with the expectation that the individual may need to come onsite a few times throughout the year.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Compensation Range:
$53.52 - $77.55
Workshift:
Day (United States of America)
Position Exempt:
Yes
FTE %:
100
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Daily Hours:
8
Have Questions?
Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at recruiting@valleychildrens.org
Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.
