Hiring: HIM Clinical Document Specialist, UMMC Company: University of Maryland Medical System Location: Baltimore, MD Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 11:12:05 Target Skills & Keywords : Clinical Documentation, Elasticsearch, Health Information Management, ICD-10, Utilization Review About the job Experience: •CDI role will be a liaison to the surgical team. The CDI specialist will help support real-time, accurate documentation of surgical events and diagnoses. •Minimum of 2 years of experience reviewing Inpatient medical records as a Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist, Coder/DRG Analyst with a clinical background, Care Manager, Utilization Review Specialist, or Quality Review Specialist or Minimum of 3 years chart abstraction/chart review experience Qualifications: •Key Responsibility 4: Acts as a clinical liaison between HIM/coding staff and providers. Partners with coding professionals to perform reconciliation, per policy, to ensure accuracy of diagnostic and procedural data in order to validate the CDS Final APR-DRG/ SOI/ROM against the Final Coded APR- DRG/SOI/ROM. •Key Responsibility 5: Seeks continuing education opportunities in order to stay current on CDI matters and/ or to maintain credentials. •Associate’s Degree •Registered Nurse (RN), Physician (MD), Physician Assistant (PA), Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) •Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) or Certified Documentation Integrity Practitioner (CDIP) at time of Hire •Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA). •Must obtain certification as a Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) via ACDIS or a Certified Documentation Integrity Practitioner (CDIP) via AHIMA within 2 years of hire or eligibility. •Employees hired into this role prior to 1/1/2023 who do not meet the licensure requirements will be grandfathered and considered qualified provided they meet the experience and certification requirements. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!