UCLA Outpatient Clinics
Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist
UCLA Outpatient Clinics, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
# Clinical Documentation Integrity SpecialistWork Location
**Los Angeles,CA**Job **#28023**Work Hours
**Monday – Friday, 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM PST**Employment Type
**2 – Staff- Career**Duration
**Indefinite**Salary Range
**$95400-208300 Annually**Posted Date
**December 22, 2025**Bargaining Unit
**UPTE – HX**Make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.**Description**Make a positive impact on one of the nation’s top health systems. Help ensure the efficient delivery of award-winning patient care. Take your professional expertise to the next level. UCan do all this and more at UCLA Health.You will become a member of our highly successful of our Documentation Improvement Integrity team, including all modalities. This will involve daily reviews of high acuity patient records; continuously communicating with department staff; educating physicians, residents and mid-levels; and assisting with appropriate documentation strategies. Partnering with Medical Coding, Case Management and the Quality team, you will gather/analyze information to provide comprehensive medical record documentation that accurately reflects clinical treatment, decisions, and diagnoses. You will utilize your clinical expertise and coding knowledge to identify opportunities and ensure accuracy and completeness of clinical documentation. You will also leverage physician queries to improve documentation quality while providing key support to medical coders, case managers and Quality staff.Salary Range: $95,400.00 – $208,300.00/year**Qualifications**We’re seeking a detail-oriented, collaborative, self-directed individual with:·
Bachelor’s degree in health-related field, preferred·
A Registered Nurse (RN) license or MD diploma (or equivalent) required·
Three or more years of Clinical Documentation Integrity experience required, preferably at an AMC·
Knowledge of coding guidelines and coding clinic, required·
Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations regarding appropriate clinical documentation for Medicare, Medi-Cal, CCS etc.·
Strong leadership, supervisory, and training skills·
Excellent critical thinking abilities·
Experience working within EPIC and 3M 360 Encompass CAC, required·
Resourcefulness and strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills·
Ability to work effectively with physician/staff and interdisciplinary teams·
Computer proficiency and proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, required·
Skill in abstracting/interpreting medical information from patient records, required·
Clinical experience sufficient to understand and communicate medical diagnoses and courses of treatment to professional and non-professional personnel, required·
Knowledge of computer word processing, database programs, and ability to write reports and do graphical analysis, requiredNote: Skills may be subject to test.### ORLANDOThere’s a togetherness and higher level of commitment to teamwork at UCLA Health. We are several groups and teams that work together with a common goal which is to improve our patients experience.### DR. ISLA GARRAWAYUCLA has incredible resources and a team science approach. The ability to work with collaborative teams and access the amazing resources around campus is the best part about being at UCLA. #J-18808-Ljbffr
**Los Angeles,CA**Job **#28023**Work Hours
**Monday – Friday, 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM PST**Employment Type
**2 – Staff- Career**Duration
**Indefinite**Salary Range
**$95400-208300 Annually**Posted Date
**December 22, 2025**Bargaining Unit
**UPTE – HX**Make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.**Description**Make a positive impact on one of the nation’s top health systems. Help ensure the efficient delivery of award-winning patient care. Take your professional expertise to the next level. UCan do all this and more at UCLA Health.You will become a member of our highly successful of our Documentation Improvement Integrity team, including all modalities. This will involve daily reviews of high acuity patient records; continuously communicating with department staff; educating physicians, residents and mid-levels; and assisting with appropriate documentation strategies. Partnering with Medical Coding, Case Management and the Quality team, you will gather/analyze information to provide comprehensive medical record documentation that accurately reflects clinical treatment, decisions, and diagnoses. You will utilize your clinical expertise and coding knowledge to identify opportunities and ensure accuracy and completeness of clinical documentation. You will also leverage physician queries to improve documentation quality while providing key support to medical coders, case managers and Quality staff.Salary Range: $95,400.00 – $208,300.00/year**Qualifications**We’re seeking a detail-oriented, collaborative, self-directed individual with:·
Bachelor’s degree in health-related field, preferred·
A Registered Nurse (RN) license or MD diploma (or equivalent) required·
Three or more years of Clinical Documentation Integrity experience required, preferably at an AMC·
Knowledge of coding guidelines and coding clinic, required·
Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations regarding appropriate clinical documentation for Medicare, Medi-Cal, CCS etc.·
Strong leadership, supervisory, and training skills·
Excellent critical thinking abilities·
Experience working within EPIC and 3M 360 Encompass CAC, required·
Resourcefulness and strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills·
Ability to work effectively with physician/staff and interdisciplinary teams·
Computer proficiency and proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, required·
Skill in abstracting/interpreting medical information from patient records, required·
Clinical experience sufficient to understand and communicate medical diagnoses and courses of treatment to professional and non-professional personnel, required·
Knowledge of computer word processing, database programs, and ability to write reports and do graphical analysis, requiredNote: Skills may be subject to test.### ORLANDOThere’s a togetherness and higher level of commitment to teamwork at UCLA Health. We are several groups and teams that work together with a common goal which is to improve our patients experience.### DR. ISLA GARRAWAYUCLA has incredible resources and a team science approach. The ability to work with collaborative teams and access the amazing resources around campus is the best part about being at UCLA. #J-18808-Ljbffr