Executive Director of CDI

Executive Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) – Remote Contract in Cambridge, MA

Lead enterprise-wide Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) strategy and operations in this high-impact executive healthcare leadership opportunity. The Executive Director of CDI will guide multidisciplinary teams, strengthen inpatient clinical documentation, and partner with physician, coding, health information management, quality, compliance, and revenue cycle leaders to support accurate coding, reimbursement, clinical outcomes, and quality reporting.

This remote CDI leadership contract position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a complex healthcare system while working from or near Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cambridge is a vibrant, highly educated community known for innovation, world-class institutions, and a strong healthcare presence.

CDI Executive Job Details

• Position Title: Executive Director of Clinical Documentation Integrity
• Position Type: Full-time contract
• Work Arrangement: Remote
• Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts area
• Contract Duration: Approximately 27 weeks
• Schedule: 5 shifts per week
• Shift Duration: 8-hour shifts; schedule to be determined
• Hours: Approximately 40 hours per week
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,970–$2,340

Clinical Documentation Integrity Leadership Requirements

• At least 1 year of Clinical Documentation Integrity leadership experience required; extensive progressive CDI leadership experience is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading CDI operations, teams, or enterprise-wide initiatives in a complex hospital or healthcare system.
• Strong knowledge of inpatient coding, MS-DRGs, ICD-10-CM/PCS, severity of illness, risk of mortality, case mix index, and quality reporting.
• Understanding of CMS requirements, official coding guidelines, and clinical documentation standards.
• Proven ability to develop CDI strategies, establish performance metrics, improve workflows, and lead organizational change.
• Excellent executive communication, physician engagement, relationship-building, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Nursing, Business Administration, or a related discipline is preferred.
• CDDS, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, RHIA, RHIT, or relevant clinical credentials are preferred.
• Experience with multi-hospital CDI programs, Epic, and CDI technology platforms is preferred.

Executive Director of CDI Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational direction for enterprise-wide CDI programs, initiatives, standards, and performance.
• Lead, mentor, and develop CDI directors, managers, supervisors, and clinical documentation specialists.
• Establish standardized CDI policies, workflows, productivity expectations, quality measures, and reporting practices.
• Partner with physician leadership, health information management, coding, quality, compliance, finance, and revenue cycle teams.
• Oversee initiatives that support accurate MS-DRG assignment, severity of illness, risk of mortality, case mix index, and quality measure capture.
• Develop physician education and engagement strategies that promote complete, specific, and clinically supported documentation.
• Monitor query response rates, query agreement rates, documentation opportunities, productivity, quality indicators, and overall CDI program impact.
• Ensure CDI practices align with applicable regulatory requirements, coding guidelines, CMS standards, and organizational policies.
• Identify opportunities to expand CDI services, optimize technology, and improve operational workflows across the healthcare system.
• Present CDI program performance, strategic initiatives, and improvement results to senior leadership.
• Promote collaboration among inpatient CDI, coding, clinical quality, and revenue cycle teams.

Apply now for this remote Executive Director of Clinical Documentation Integrity contract opportunity serving the Cambridge, Massachusetts healthcare market.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.