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Resources must have active CCS and CCDS credentials from AHIMA or AAPC and cannot be located in California, New York, Colorado or Washington. Requirements: * 4+ years of experience serving as a CDI ...

Resources must have active CCS and CCDS credentials from AHIMA or AAPC and cannot be located in California, New York, Colorado or Washington. Requirements: * 4+ years of experience serving as a CDI ...

Resources must have active CCS and CCDS credentials from AHIMA or AAPC and cannot be located in California, New York, Colorado or Washington. Requirements: * 4+ years of experience serving as a CDI ...

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How much do ccds jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 29, 2026, the average hourly pay for ccds in the United States is $39.30, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $33.41 and $44.95 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a CCDS?

A CCDS (Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist) is responsible for reviewing medical records to ensure accurate and comprehensive documentation. Their role helps improve coding accuracy, optimize reimbursements, and support quality patient care. They collaborate with healthcare providers to clarify diagnoses and procedures, ensuring compliance with regulatory and reimbursement guidelines.

What are the main responsibilities of a Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS)?

A Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) typically reviews patient medical records, ensures accurate and thorough documentation, and works closely with healthcare providers to clarify ambiguous or incomplete notes. They may conduct concurrent reviews, query physicians for additional information, and help educate staff on best documentation practices. The role often requires strong attention to detail and collaboration with coding professionals and clinical teams to support quality care and proper reimbursement. You can expect a mix of independent record review and frequent interactions with other healthcare professionals throughout your day.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a CCDS, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS), you need a strong knowledge of medical terminology, clinical documentation standards, and healthcare compliance regulations, typically supported by a relevant healthcare degree and CCDS certification. Familiarity with electronic health records (EHRs), coding systems like ICD-10, and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) software is essential. Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills help you collaborate effectively with physicians and multidisciplinary teams. These qualifications are crucial to ensure complete, accurate, and compliant clinical documentation that supports patient care and reimbursement.

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Infographic showing various Ccds job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 87% Full Time, and 13% Contract. Highlights an 50% In-person, and 50% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $81,742 per year, or $39.3 per hour.

CDI Specialist, RN/BSN, CCDS (FT/REMOTE) (CDI experience req'd)

Remote


CorroHealth
Health Care and Social Assistance • 1 - 5K employees

8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 27 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

109th of 499 rated business services

People enjoy working here

Good employer

Paid breaks


$35.50 - $47.75/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 8 days ago


Job description

About Us:
Our purpose is to help clients exceed their financial health goals. Across the reimbursement cycle, our scalable solutions and clinical expertise help solve programmatic needs. Enabling our teams with leading technology allows analytics to guide our solutions and keeps us accountable achieving goals.
We build long-term careers by investing in YOU. We seek to create an environment that cultivates your professional development and personal growth, as we believe your success is our success.
JOB SUMMARY:
CDI Specialists will collaborate extensively with physicians, nursing staff, other patient caregivers, and medical records coding staff to improve the quality, specificity, accuracy and completeness of the documentation of care provided and coded. CDI Specialist will review medical records for opportunities for diagnosis clarification and validity as it pertains to DRG assignment, severity of illness, risk of mortality, and case mix data as well as timely, accurate and complete documentation of clinical information used for measuring and reporting physician and facility outcomes. These goals will be accomplished by chart review and query placement when appropriate following AHIMA guidelines and CorroHealth policies and procedures.
This is a remote position
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Note: The essential duties and responsibilities below are intended to describe the general duties and responsibilities of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. This position may perform all or most of the primary duties listed below. Specific tasks, responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the Team Member's performance objectives as outlined by the Team Member's immediate Leadership Team Member.
  • Conduct clinical documentation tasks, meeting productivity and quality standards as set for each project.
  • Adhere to all coding and clinical documentation improvement guidelines as endorsed by AHIMA and ACDIS.
  • Perform review on clinical documentation and issue queries when appropriate.
  • Review medical records for completeness and accuracy for severity of illness and risk of mortality.
  • Accurate and timely record review.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of DRG payer issues, documentation opportunities, and clinical documentation requirements.
  • Analyze findings and identify potential root causes of produced errors.

This is a remote position
Qualifications and Requirements:
  • Experience with telecommuting, working with EMRs and other electronic tools.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills.
  • Works well with numbers.
  • Strong team player.
  • Ability to work with multiple and diverse clients and projects.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to maintain and access multiple files.
  • Assure that work product is completed with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.

Education & Experience:
  • CCDS or CDIP certification required. **Or be willing to get CCDS certification within 6 months of employment.
  • Current RN license.
  • Three years CDI experience.
  • Two years or more clinical experience in an acute care setting preferred.

We Offer:
  • Quality of life with a remote predictable, full-time schedule
  • Opportunities for career growth within the organization
  • Medical, Dental, Vision coverage, 401K with match
  • Long-term disability insurance, life insurance and more
  • Holidays Time and ample paid time off
  • Allowance for CME and/or license renewal

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions as described. Regular eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity is required to operate office equipment. The ability to perform work at a computer terminal for 6-8 hours a day and function in an environment with constant interruptions is required. At times, Team Members are subject to sitting for prolonged periods. Infrequently, Team Member must be able to lift and move material weighing up to 20 lbs. Team Member may experience elevated levels of stress during periods of increased activity and with work entailing multiple deadlines.
A job description is only intended as a guideline and is only part of the Team Member's function. The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that the essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.


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