Medical writer

• Oversee daily operations of the Carle Health Clinical Documentation Integrity program
• Manage, hire, train, and evaluate the CDI team
• Conduct professional development plans
• Ensure productivity, accuracy, quality, timeliness, and compliance standards are met
• Monitor and optimize case mix index, mortality, and severity of illness metrics
• Collect, analyze, and present CDI, provider, query, and documentation data
• Develop and execute CDI process improvement projects
• Collaborate with HIM physician advisors, medical staff leaders, vendors, coding leadership, and Revenue Cycle leaders
• Develop and implement education for providers, medical staff, coders, CDI staff, and other employees
• Review and develop policies and procedures supporting compliant CDI workflows
• Develop reports and communicate CDI metrics to internal and external teams
• Work with software vendors and external consulting groups
• Ensure software efficacy, data integrity, and vendor contractual compliance
• Participate in and lead multidisciplinary teams developing Clinical Documentation Improvement best practices
• Provide feedback on exceptional and substandard CDI performance
• Present CDI metrics at department and external meetings
• Evaluate ongoing requirements for coding and DRG assignment yearly with coding managers
• Assist the HIM Director with CDI department budgeting

Manager, Clinical Documentation Integrity

• Performs inpatient chart review to determine appropriate DRG assignment and ensure documentation supports clinical care, severity of illness, and risk of mortality
• Coordinates with physicians, nurses, ancillary staff, and Health Information Management coders to identify and record diagnoses, procedures, and working DRGs
• Performs second-level review of assigned DRGs
• Provides education on CDI topics to peers, providers, and clinicians
• Reviews DRG denials and provides information to the denials team for appeals
• Conducts comprehensive, concurrent, and retrospective reviews of inpatient accounts
• Identifies missing, unclear, or conflicting documentation affecting DRG assignment, SOI/ROM, mortality, PSI, quality metrics, and clinical outcomes
• Develops and issues compliant, clinically supported physician queries
• Provides guidance and training to providers and clinicians on DRG and documentation opportunities
• Supports quality reporting, CDI program development, and regulatory compliance initiatives
• Participates in audits, data validation, and performance projects
• Uses EPIC and CDI software workflows, follows up on open queries, and reports issues to leadership
• Participates in testing upgrades as an expert when needed
• Attends required education sessions

RN – Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist

• Lead and write clinical and regulatory documents for drug and/or device development in support of company objectives
• Prepare clinical and regulatory documents needed for AbbVie drug and/or device development
• Draft materials with moderate autonomy and incorporate review by subject matter experts and senior writers
• Develop knowledge and understanding of submission strategies
• Coordinate review, approval, and quality control across functions involved in clinical and regulatory projects
• Arrange and conduct team review meetings
• Produce and maintain high-quality, compliant clinical and regulatory documents within project timelines
• Develop project management knowledge and take greater responsibility for driving submission objectives
• Apply US and international regulations, requirements, and guidelines to regulatory documentation
• Participate in tactical process improvements
• Identify and propose solutions to issues arising during the writing process, resolving or escalating as appropriate
• Work with leadership and R&D Quality Assurance to address inquiries and draft responses in support of an inspection-ready approach

Senior Strategic Medical Writer

• Lead and write clinical and regulatory documents for drug and/or device development
• Prepare clinical and regulatory documents needed for AbbVie drugs and devices
• Develop submission strategy knowledge and support submission objectives
• Coordinate review, approval, and quality control across functions
• Arrange and conduct team review meetings
• Produce and maintain high-quality, compliant clinical and regulatory documents within project timelines
• Develop project management skills and take increased responsibility for driving submission objectives
• Apply US and international regulations, requirements, and guidelines to regulatory documentation
• Participate in tactical process improvements
• Identify and propose solutions to issues arising during the writing process, resolving or escalating as appropriate
• Work with leadership and R&D Quality Assurance to address inquiries and draft responses for inspection readiness
• Work continuously seated for prolonged periods exceeding two consecutive hours in an eight-hour day

• Support all care teams across the region through comprehensive and targeted chart reviews
• Facilitate efficient and effective medical care for patients
• Partner with regional leaders, particularly the Population Health Director and Senior CIS, to support daily huddle and CDR workflow optimization
• Access and review HIE/EMRs to identify potential suspects based on test results
• Identify the need for Medical Records requests from Blue Button and other payer data
• Prepare and lead monthly Rejected Suspect Reviews
• Partner with the Population Health Director on general review support
• Identify and analyze opportunities to improve patient quality outcomes and cost of care
• Analyze chronic condition prevalence based on patient demographics and identify intervention opportunities
• Monitor clinical documentation efforts
• Perform other duties as assigned

Medical writer jobs in Illinois

Manager, Clinical Documentation Integrity

RN – Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist

Senior Strategic Medical Writer

Senior Strategic Medical Writer

Senior Specialist, Clinical Documentation