Contract Director CDM Governance

Location:Lee Health -2776 Cleveland AveFort Myers FL 33901

Department: Department of Revenue Integrity

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1/ to

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$0.01 - $1.03 / hour

Summary

The CDM (Charge Description Master) Governance Director is responsible for the strategic leadership, oversight, and continuous improvement of the organizations CDM governance program. This role ensures the integrity, compliance, and optimization of the CDM across the health system to support accurate revenue capture, regulatory adherence, and operational efficiency. The Director partners with clinical, financial, and operational leaders and oversees processes that keep the CDM current, standardized, and aligned with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Education: Bachelors degree in healthcare administration, Health Information Management, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field required. Eight (8) years of progressively responsible healthcare Revenue Cycle experience, including at least three (3) years in a leadership role with direct responsibility for CDM governance, charge capture strategy, charging compliance, and Revenue Integrity initiatives across both Hospital Billing (HB) and Professional Billing (PB) operations may be considered in lieu of degree.

Experience: Minimum of 8 years Demonstrated leadership in CDM governance or revenue integrity programs in a large healthcare environment required. Demonstrated expertise in regulatory requirements, charge master management, charging workflow design, and revenue optimization is required. Demonstrated proficiency of data analysis, root cause analysis and charging compliance, communication, and project management skills required.

Certification: Minimum one coding certification (listed below) required.

CPC (Certified Professional Coder)

COC (Certified Outpatient Coding)

CPC-P (Certified Professional Coder-Payer)

CRC (Certified Risk Adjustment Coder)

CIC (Certified Inpatient Coder)

CCS (Certified Coding Specialist)

License: N/A

Other: Successful implementation of CDM-related technology and process improvements. Demonstrated success:CDM accuracy and compliance, demonstrated by audit results and regulatory outcomes.Timely and effective updates to CDM entries in response to regulatory, clinical, or operational changes.Reduction in charge capture errors and revenue leakage associated with CDM issues.Reduction in CDM-related denials and improved resolution timelines.

US:FL:Fort Myers