Clinical Documentation Specialist- Health Information Systems

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Job Description:

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

We are looking for a Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist to join us in Saudi Arabia. This is an important Client facing role that requires travel to our Clients in the Country (25% - 40% of the time).
The CDI Specialist is responsible for reviewing clinical documentation to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with coding and regulatory standards. The goal is to support accurate code assignments, and DRGs.

As part of Solventum CDI consulting team, this role involves conducting chart reviews for hospitals and transferring knowledge to different clients’ CDI teams to help strengthen their documentation practices and long-term program effectiveness.

Key Competencies:

• Excellent clinical & coding knowledge
• Confident communicators able to engage clinicians and CDI professionals
• Clinically and analytically sharp
• Comfortable in dynamic, client-facing roles
• Professional and dependable under tight audit timelines

As a CDI Specialist, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Conducting retrospective chart reviews (inpatient and/or outpatient) to assess accuracy, completeness, and specificity of clinical documentation.
• Applying knowledge of ICD-10-AM/ACHI and AR-DRG classification systems to identify documentation and coding gaps.
• Shadowing physicians, coders, and CDI staff to understand current workflows and documentation practices.
• Interviewing key stakeholders (e.g., CDI team, coding team, clinicians, department heads) to gather insights into existing documentation challenges.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of hospitals CDI processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Developing structured queries and feedback where clarification or additional documentation is needed.
• Compiling audit findings into clear, actionable reports including identified gaps, risks, and recommendations.
• Conducting knowledge transfer sessions to educate client teams on best practices in documentation and compliance.
• Collaborating with the project management team to ensure consistency and quality across project engagements.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and data security in handling patient records and hospital information.

Your Skills and Expertise 
 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in nursing, medicine, paramedical sciences, or a related clinical field
• CDI Certification (CCDS, CDIP, or equivalent)
• Minimum 3 years of Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) or clinical coding experience
• Completion of HIMAA ICD-10-AM/ACHI Coding Training or equivalent
• Strong understanding of ICD-10-AM/ACHI, AR-DRG methodologies, and clinical coding principles, and coding guidelines e.g. Australian coding standards ASC, National coding advice NCA
• Experience reviewing and querying clinical documentation
• Ability to conduct structured interviews and workflow observations with hospital staff
• Proficiency in writing audit summaries and presenting findings professionally
• Knowledge and experience to navigate computer applications including abstracting and encoding software, DRG grouper software, and hospital information systems HIS
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Certification in coding: AAPC, HIMAA, AHIMA or equivalent
• Certification in Health Information Management with one of the following: RHIA or RHIT, CHIM or equivalent
• Experience working in a consulting, audit, or third-party CDI service model
• Familiarity with EMRs and CDI tools
• Background in delivering training or knowledge transfer to CDI or clinical teams
• Arabic language is a plus

Work location: Hybrid

Travel: National travel is required (25-40%)

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment.

Supporting Your Well-being 

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

Diversity & Inclusion

(*) We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, age, civil status, disability, family status, or membership of the travelling community.

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