Director of Clinical Documentation Integrity

For more than 35 years, Enjoin has provided health systems with clinical documentation integrity (CDI) education, infrastructure and process development. A pioneer of CDI programs, Enjoin continues to be an industry leader and innovator. Led by nationally renowned physicians with a strong academic background in scientific-based medicine and years of clinical practice coupled with certified coding and clinical documentation credentials, our unique approach addresses today’s quality-driven initiatives uniting documentation and coding across the healthcare continuum.

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Executive Director to lead our enterprise-wide programs in Clinical Documentation Excellence, Denials Management, Patient Education, and Utilization Review. This executive leader is responsible for program planning, daily oversight, and performance evaluation across these critical functions, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and alignment with health system goals. This role partners closely with physician advisors, care management, coding, patient financial services, and other operational leaders to advance systemwide strategies, improve performance, and support high-quality clinical documentation and patient care.

Program Leadership & Operations: Direct and oversee enterprise Clinical Documentation, Denials Management, Patient Education, and Utilization Review programs to meet health system goals. Guide and develop staff responsible for clinical case management, ensuring adherence to regulatory, coding, and billing standards. Drive collaboration with enterprise coding and acute care utilization review teams. Assure accuracy and compliance with patient admission documentation and after-visit summaries. Develop, update, and enforce departmental policies, procedures, workflows, and best-practice standards. Plan, justify, and monitor operational and capital budgets. Performance & Compliance: Monitor performance metrics and trends related to documentation accuracy, clinical acuity, quality indicators, and case review volumes. Produce regular department performance reports using industry benchmarks and annual assessment data. Ensure compliance with CMS, Joint Commission (JCAHO), DHHS, and other regulatory entities. Participate in task forces to design or improve documentation, denials management, and utilization review processes. Technology, Tools & Resources: Ensure effective use of Epic tools and other technology platforms to support efficient workflows. Manage departmental resources, staffing, and education to maintain high-performing operations. Support development and enhancement of staff training and orientation programs. Collaboration & Physician Engagement: Coordinate work priorities and strategy alignment with Physician Advisors. Partner with service-line leadership and medical staff to drive cross-functional problem solving and documentation improvement initiatives. Promote a unified, enterprise-wide approach to documentation, utilization review, and denials management.