Occupational Medicine Physician
Company: Intermountain Health
Location: Broomfield
Posted on: June 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description:
The Physician Advisor Services - CDI Specialist is responsible for
improving the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of clinical
documentation to ensure the medical record accurately reflects the
patient's clinical status, supports optimal patient care, and
fulfills regulatory, quality, and reimbursement requirements.
Through concurrent and retrospective review, this role applies
advanced clinical judgment and knowledge of documentation standards
to identify clinical indicators, clarify diagnoses with providers,
and ensure proper capture of severity of illness, risk of
mortality, and risk adjustment variables. The CDI Specialist
partners closely with Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI),
Coding, Physician Advisors, Care Management, Quality, and
regulatory teams to strengthen documentation performance across
assigned facilities. Please note that a video interview through
Microsoft Teams will be required as well as potential onsite
interviews and meetings.
We are committed to offering flexible work options where approved
and stated in the job posting. However, we are currently not
considering candidates who reside or plan to reside in the
following states: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont, Washington.
Concurrent & Retrospective CDI Reviews
Performs comprehensive reviews of inpatient medical records to
ensure documentation accurately reflects the patient's clinical
presentation, diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes.
Identifies opportunities to improve capture of SOI, ROM, HCC,
CC/MCC, DRG accuracy, and risk adjustment elements.
Ensures clinical documentation supports the acuity represented in
coding and reimbursement methodologies.
Provider Engagement & Clinical Clarifications
Collaborates with physicians and advanced practice providers to
clarify ambiguous, incomplete, or conflicting documentation.
Provides education on documentation best practices, clinical
criteria, and regulatory expectations.
Utilizes compliant query practices according to industry
standards.
Clinical Validation & Evidence-Based Criteria
Application
Applies Intermountain clinical program criteria, service line
guidance, and national evidence-based clinical indicators to
validate diagnoses.
Identifies documentation that does not meet clinical validation
standards and engages providers appropriately.
Supports documentation requirements for quality programs, infection
prevention, patient safety, and publicly reported measures.
Collaboration With Coding, Physician Advisors, & Care
Management
Works closely with coding professionals to ensure accurate DRG
assignment and alignment of documentation with coded data.
Partners with Physician Advisors to review complex clinical
scenarios, documentation gaps, and medical necessity
considerations.
Collaborates with Care Management to supply patient data needed for
Utilization Review, Conditions of Participation, and status
determinations.
Quality, Risk Adjustment, & Regulatory Requirements
Evaluates documentation for impacts on mortality metrics, PSI/HAC,
infection prevention, VBP, CMS Star Ratings, and other publicly
reported outcomes.
Ensures documentation supports both commercial and government payer
requirements.
Understands national HCC, RAF, DRG, and prospective payment
methodologies.
Denials Prevention & Appeals Support
Identifies documentation gaps that may result in medical necessity
or DRG-related denials.
Works with the Appeals Unit and Physician Advisors to support
clinical appeal efforts and prevent payment denials.
Data, Analytics & Reporting
Maintains CDI metrics including accuracy rates, clarification
trends, compliance issues, and documentation outcomes.
Contributes to dashboards and analytics that inform CDI and PAS
program priorities.
Supports data abstraction requirements for internal and external
reporting.
Skills
Hospital Care Experience
Clinical chart review
Regulatory Compliance
Regulatory Requirements
Quality Improvement Focus
Data Abstraction
Clinical expertise
Coding expertise
Publicly reported data requirements
Written and verbal communication
Interpersonal relationships
Minimum Qualifications
Degree in a clinical field (e.g. RN, RRT, LCSW). Education must be
obtained through an accredited institution. Degree will be
verified.
Three years of clinical experience in an adult acute care setting
OR one year of experience as a Clinical Documentation Improvement
Specialist in an adult acute care setting.
Proficiency in Quality and Infection Prevention reporting
Proficiency in Risk adjustment and Proactive Care Models
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Microsoft Office products.
Clinical experience in ICU, CCU, primary care, or intermediate
care.
Experience with Clinical Documentation Integrity.
Knowledge of EMR systems.
CCS, CIC, CCDS or CDIP
Physical Requirements
Location:
Peaks Regional Office
Work City:
Broomfield
Work State:
Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly
rate dependent upon experience.
$42.66 - $65.82
We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is
why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that
covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of
wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected,
and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here .
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran
status.
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