Consultant - CDI

Job Description

BRG's Clinical Economics and Healthcare Performance Improvement practices currently have several openings for CDI experts to join our team at the Consultant level. The Consultant position is a mid-level consulting staff position. This position requires a highly motivated problem solver with strong analytical ability and a desire to advance within the organization. An individual with an entrepreneurial spirit and an ability to apply creative solutions is a natural fit for this position.

The Consultant is an integral part of the CDI team and works closely with the client’s CDI team, supporting classroom education and mentoring. They are responsible for ensuring the successful transfer of CDI best practices from the consulting team to the client team. The Consultant also facilitates accurate documentation for severity of illness (SOI) and quality in the medical record, which involves extensive record review and interaction with physicians, health information management professionals, coding professionals, and nursing staff.

For candidates who are not based in the New York area, flexibility for travel (50-75%) is required for this position. Travel volume is dependent on project and client needs. For candidates based in the New York area, on-site presence on the client site in New York City is required.

Responsibilities :

• Review inpatient medical records for identified payer populations on admission and throughout hospitalization.
• Analyze clinical information to identify areas within the chart for potential gaps in physician documentation.
• Formulate credible clinical documentation clarifications to improve clinical documentation of principal diagnosis, co-morbidities, present on admission (POA), quality measures, and patient safety indicators (PSI).
• Facilitate modifications to clinical documentation through extensive interaction with physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff.
• Work collaboratively with the coding staff to assure documentation of discharge diagnoses and comorbidities are a complete reflection of the patient’s clinical status and care.
• Develop and implement plans for education of physician, nursing, and ancillary staff on documentation improvement.

Requirements :

Consultant Salary Range : $70,000 – $150,000 per year

Managing Consultant Salary Range : $100,000 – $230,000 per year

Job title and compensation to be determined based on qualifications and experience.

We’re excited to offer a competitive sign‑on bonus to welcome exceptional talent.

Candidate must be able to submit verification of his / her legal right to work in the U.S., without company sponsorship.