Job Description The Clinical Documentation Specialist (CDS) II is a more experienced CDS, spending at least 75% of their time on independent reviews without supervision, creating queries, and facilitating their follow-up. Level 2 specialists create trend reports to provide insights into documentation practices and engage directly with physicians to manage queries. They spend 25% of their time mentoring the CDS I and providing feedback to leadership. Qualifications Education • High School Diploma/GED - minimum • Assoc. Degree/College Diploma Clinical Degree – Nursing, Health Information or Foreign Trained Medical graduate. - preferred Experience • 2 years Performing CDI reviews within an acute care facility or bedside experience - minimum • 3 years Utilization review, coding or case management experience - preferred Licenses and Certifications • - Upon Hire minimum -OR- Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) • RN State License - Upon Hire minimum -OR- (Does not need to be CA) • Registerd Health Info Admin - Upon Hire minimum -OR- (RHIA) • - Upon Hire minimum -OR- Clinical Documentation Integrity Practitioner (CDIP)