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Pediatric Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist (CDIS)
100% Remote – United States
$55–$65 Per Hour
Full-Time OR Part-Time Opportunities Available
Work Remotely. Choose the Schedule That Fits You.
Are you an experienced Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist with pediatric CDI experience looking for a fully remote opportunity with excellent hourly compensation and scheduling flexibility?
We are seeking experienced Pediatric CDI Specialists to join a collaborative team supporting children’s hospitals and pediatric healthcare programs nationwide.
Whether you’re looking for a full-time remote position or flexible part-time hours, this opportunity allows you to use your pediatric CDI expertise while working from home.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Competitive compensation of $55–$65 per hour
- 100% remote
- Full-time and part-time opportunities available
- Flexible part-time scheduling
- Work with pediatric healthcare organizations and children’s hospitals
- Collaborative team of CDI, coding, nursing, physician, and healthcare professionals
- Structured onboarding and ongoing professional development
- Career growth and leadership development opportunities
- Complimentary annual CEUs
- Advanced coding education and learning resources
What You’ll Do
As a Pediatric CDI Specialist, you will review pediatric medical records and collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, coding professionals, and healthcare teams to ensure clinical documentation accurately reflects the patient’s condition, complexity of care, and services provided.
Responsibilities include:
- Perform concurrent and retrospective reviews of pediatric medical records
- Identify opportunities to improve documentation completeness, specificity, and clinical accuracy
- Review diagnoses, procedures, complications, comorbidities, severity of illness, risk of mortality, and medical necessity
- Evaluate documentation using clinical indicators, ICD-10-CM/PCS guidelines, and applicable regulatory requirements
- Develop compliant provider queries for incomplete, conflicting, nonspecific, or clinically unsupported documentation
- Partner with pediatric physicians, APPs, coding professionals, quality teams, and other healthcare professionals
- Support accurate code and DRG assignment
- Provide physician and provider education regarding pediatric documentation best practices
- Identify documentation trends and opportunities for improvement
- Participate in peer reviews, quality audits, second-level reviews, DRG reconciliation, and other CDI initiatives as needed
- Maintain established productivity, quality, accuracy, and turnaround-time standards
Required Qualifications
Candidates must have:
- 3+ years of Clinical Documentation Integrity experience
- At least 1 year of pediatric CDI experience
- Strong knowledge of pediatric physiology, disease processes, treatments, and clinical indicators
- Experience reviewing pediatric medical records and identifying query opportunities
- Working knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS, MS-DRG and APR-DRG methodologies, severity of illness, risk of mortality, medical necessity, and quality reporting
- Knowledge of compliant query practices and AHIMA/ACDIS guidance
- Strong clinical judgment, critical-thinking, communication, and provider-education skills
- Ability to work independently and successfully in a remote environment
- Experience with electronic health records and CDI software
Credential Requirement
Candidates must hold one or more of the following active credentials:
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS)
- Certified Documentation Integrity Practitioner (CDIP)
Preferred Experience
Additional consideration will be given to candidates with:
- NICU and/or PICU CDI experience
- Second-level or peer-review experience
- Quality audits or mortality reviews
- DRG reconciliation experience
- Pediatric physician/provider education experience
Remote Work Options
Full-Time: 40 hours per week
Part-Time: Flexible scheduling available
This is a 100% remote U.S.-based opportunity. Candidates must have a dedicated, secure home workspace and reliable high-speed internet and must comply with all HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
Company-issued equipment is provided to full-time employees.
Compensation & Full-Time Benefits
Pay: $55–$65 per hour
Eligible full-time employees may receive:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid time off
- Eight paid holidays
- Company-provided equipment
- Professional development and continuing education
- Complimentary annual CEUs
- Leadership training and internal career-growth opportunities
- Employee wellness and discount programs
- Referral bonus opportunities
Hiring Process
Qualified candidates will complete:
- Multiple-choice assessment
- Video interview with the Hiring Manager
If you have pediatric CDI experience and are looking for a well-compensated remote opportunity with the flexibility to work full-time or part-time, we encourage you to apply.
Bring your pediatric CDI expertise to a team where your clinical knowledge, documentation skills, and experience can make an impact—without giving up the flexibility of remote work.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.