Clinical Documentation Improvement Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Clinical Documentation Improvement specialists are in steady demand at hospitals and health systems that sponsor H-1B and TN visas for qualified candidates. Most roles require a clinical background plus a CCS, CIC, or CDIP credential, and employer sponsorship is common at larger institutions. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Hello,
Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application:
Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations. You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it.
You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application.
You can only apply one time to a job requisition.
Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.
* Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.
After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to individually respond to all applicants. You may check the status of your application via your Candidate Profile.
Thank you,
Human Resources
LOCATION
Location/s:
Jackson Medical Mall
JOB TITLE
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
JOB SUMMARY
Supports and reviews the inpatient medical record in order to facilitate improvement in overall quality, completeness, clinical severity, and accuracy of inpatient clinical documentation for DRG based or APR based payor population for specific departments or areas. Obtains and promotes appropriate clinical documentation through extensive interaction with physicians and other members of the healthcare team.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Education and Experience Required:
Three (3) years of clinical nursing experience in Acute Care, Utilization Review, Case Management, and/or Quality Management.
Certifications, Licenses, or Registration required:
Valid RN license, CCDS (Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Three (3) years of related hospital-based clinical documentation experience
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-based clinical guidelines across diverse conditions and age groups, as well as resource and utilization management, cost, and quality issues. Skilled in the use of personal computers and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and other related software applications. Able to manage multiple priorities under time constraints, analyze problems, and make sound decisions. Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal abilities to collaborate effectively across departments and business units, fostering a team-oriented environment. Healthcare revenue cycle experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Highly skilled authority regarding accuracy of reviewing inpatient charts within 24-48 hours of admission to ensure accuracy and completeness and identifies documentation opportunities that reflect severity of illness, acuity, and resource consumption. Assigns a working DRG based on principal diagnosis and procedure. Identifies comorbidities and complications. Accurately identifies present on admission diagnoses. Identifies quality issues and reports to the responsible party. Has advanced decision-making capabilities with a high developed degree of accuracy.
- Reviews and enters information in both epic and 3m 360 as required. Has advanced abilities in using these software systems.
- Highly skilled authority regarding accuracy of reviewing inpatient charts every 24-48 hours as a follow up. Identifies documentation that reflects the severity, acuity, quality issues and resource consumption and updates his/her findings in 3m 360 software. Accomplished in quality and production.
- Skillfully communicates with physicians and other patient care providers, both verbally and written in a clear and concise way, regarding documentation opportunities for improvement. Assists in development and presentation of educational materials regarding documentation for both cdi staff and/or providers and other members of the healthcare team.
- Demonstrates competent and effective assessment skills to identify clinical indicators for diagnoses. Integrates new or current techniques (of procedures or surgery, cdi issues, opportunities for documentation improvement) to obtain information as it relates to the planning, implementing, and evaluating of patient care documentation.
- Serves as subject matter expert and actively participates in the cdi department as a problem solver. Trends issues with denials for team education. Expertise in query development, guidelines, and standards.
- Serves as a cdi department liaison for providers and administrative meetings.
- Serves as a database manager for cdi tracking tools, including DRG validation and reconciliation for accurate and timely reporting of cdi generated reimbursement, case index and production improvement. Gathers and analyzes information pertinent to documentation findings and outcomes.
- Serves on internal institutional committees as requested by management.
- Must maintain a current ACDIS certification status. Participates in cdi-related continuing education activities to maintain certifications and licensures.
- Ability to formulate a more complex query in order to obtain clarifications of conflicting, ambiguous, or non-specific documentation, by verbal or written compliant queries. Ability to determine when it is appropriate to escalate an issue to senior team member, provider, or administrator.
- Has a highly developed understanding of what constitutes a risk management and/or quality program reporting (patient safety indicators-psi/hospital-acquired conditions-hac or mortality) cases. Aids other team members in identification and proper classification of complication codes, patient safety indicators/hospital-acquired conditions by acting as an intermediary between him/coding staff and medical staff.
- Expert understanding of what constitutes a risk management and/or quality program (PSI/HAC) case, and discusses with management, as appropriate.
- Works independently but collaborates appropriately with cdi management and him/coding management to review individual problematic cases and/or educational needs, as needed.
- Conducts independent research to promote knowledge of clinical topics, coding guidelines, regulatory policies and trends, and healthcare economics.
- The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS
Requires no exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, no handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional working hours beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, frequent activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced is subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting/carrying up to 10 pounds, occasional lifting/carrying up to 25 pounds, no lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds, no lifting/carrying up to 75 pounds, no lifting/carrying up to 100 pounds, no lifting/carrying 100 pounds or more, occasional climbing, no crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, no kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more).
TIME TYPE
Full time
FLSA DESIGNATION/JOB EXEMPT
No
PAY CLASS
Hourly
FTE %
100
WORK SHIFT
Day
BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY
Grant Funded:
No
JOB POSTING DATE
03/18/2026
JOB CLOSING DATE
(open until filled if no date specified)
INTRODUCTION
Hello,
Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application:
Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations. You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it.
You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application.
You can only apply one time to a job requisition.
Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.
* Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.
After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to individually respond to all applicants. You may check the status of your application via your Candidate Profile.
Thank you,
Human Resources
LOCATION
Location/s:
Jackson Medical Mall
JOB TITLE
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
JOB SUMMARY
Supports and reviews the inpatient medical record in order to facilitate improvement in overall quality, completeness, clinical severity, and accuracy of inpatient clinical documentation for DRG based or APR based payor population for specific departments or areas. Obtains and promotes appropriate clinical documentation through extensive interaction with physicians and other members of the healthcare team.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Education and Experience Required:
Three (3) years of clinical nursing experience in Acute Care, Utilization Review, Case Management, and/or Quality Management.
Certifications, Licenses, or Registration required:
Valid RN license, CCDS (Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Three (3) years of related hospital-based clinical documentation experience
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-based clinical guidelines across diverse conditions and age groups, as well as resource and utilization management, cost, and quality issues. Skilled in the use of personal computers and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and other related software applications. Able to manage multiple priorities under time constraints, analyze problems, and make sound decisions. Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal abilities to collaborate effectively across departments and business units, fostering a team-oriented environment. Healthcare revenue cycle experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Highly skilled authority regarding accuracy of reviewing inpatient charts within 24-48 hours of admission to ensure accuracy and completeness and identifies documentation opportunities that reflect severity of illness, acuity, and resource consumption. Assigns a working DRG based on principal diagnosis and procedure. Identifies comorbidities and complications. Accurately identifies present on admission diagnoses. Identifies quality issues and reports to the responsible party. Has advanced decision-making capabilities with a high developed degree of accuracy.
- Reviews and enters information in both epic and 3m 360 as required. Has advanced abilities in using these software systems.
- Highly skilled authority regarding accuracy of reviewing inpatient charts every 24-48 hours as a follow up. Identifies documentation that reflects the severity, acuity, quality issues and resource consumption and updates his/her findings in 3m 360 software. Accomplished in quality and production.
- Skillfully communicates with physicians and other patient care providers, both verbally and written in a clear and concise way, regarding documentation opportunities for improvement. Assists in development and presentation of educational materials regarding documentation for both cdi staff and/or providers and other members of the healthcare team.
- Demonstrates competent and effective assessment skills to identify clinical indicators for diagnoses. Integrates new or current techniques (of procedures or surgery, cdi issues, opportunities for documentation improvement) to obtain information as it relates to the planning, implementing, and evaluating of patient care documentation.
- Serves as subject matter expert and actively participates in the cdi department as a problem solver. Trends issues with denials for team education. Expertise in query development, guidelines, and standards.
- Serves as a cdi department liaison for providers and administrative meetings.
- Serves as a database manager for cdi tracking tools, including DRG validation and reconciliation for accurate and timely reporting of cdi generated reimbursement, case index and production improvement. Gathers and analyzes information pertinent to documentation findings and outcomes.
- Serves on internal institutional committees as requested by management.
- Must maintain a current ACDIS certification status. Participates in cdi-related continuing education activities to maintain certifications and licensures.
- Ability to formulate a more complex query in order to obtain clarifications of conflicting, ambiguous, or non-specific documentation, by verbal or written compliant queries. Ability to determine when it is appropriate to escalate an issue to senior team member, provider, or administrator.
- Has a highly developed understanding of what constitutes a risk management and/or quality program reporting (patient safety indicators-psi/hospital-acquired conditions-hac or mortality) cases. Aids other team members in identification and proper classification of complication codes, patient safety indicators/hospital-acquired conditions by acting as an intermediary between him/coding staff and medical staff.
- Expert understanding of what constitutes a risk management and/or quality program (PSI/HAC) case, and discusses with management, as appropriate.
- Works independently but collaborates appropriately with cdi management and him/coding management to review individual problematic cases and/or educational needs, as needed.
- Conducts independent research to promote knowledge of clinical topics, coding guidelines, regulatory policies and trends, and healthcare economics.
- The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS
Requires no exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, no handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional working hours beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, frequent activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced is subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting/carrying up to 10 pounds, occasional lifting/carrying up to 25 pounds, no lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds, no lifting/carrying up to 75 pounds, no lifting/carrying up to 100 pounds, no lifting/carrying 100 pounds or more, occasional climbing, no crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, no kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more).
TIME TYPE
Full time
FLSA DESIGNATION/JOB EXEMPT
No
PAY CLASS
Hourly
FTE %
100
WORK SHIFT
Day
BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY
Grant Funded:
No
JOB POSTING DATE
03/18/2026
JOB CLOSING DATE
(open until filled if no date specified)
How to Get Visa Sponsorship in Clinical Documentation Improvement
Target large health systems over small practices
Academic medical centers and multi-hospital systems like Mayo Clinic, HCA Healthcare, and Kaiser Permanente have established immigration programs and sponsor H-1B petitions for CDI specialists far more consistently than independent or small outpatient practices.
Lead with your clinical credential, not just CDI experience
Employers and USCIS both care about your clinical foundation. Holding an RN license or MD degree alongside a CDIP or CCS credential strengthens both your sponsorship case and your specialty occupation classification during petition review.
Understand how your role qualifies as a specialty occupation
CDI roles require theoretical and practical application of clinical coding standards, medical terminology, and ICD-10-CM pathophysiology. Document this clearly in your resume so the employer can build a strong specialty occupation argument in the H-1B petition.
Highlight remote and hybrid CDI roles in your search
Many health systems post remote CDI positions that sponsor visas, which widens your options beyond your current city. Remote roles also allow employers in high-demand states to hire nationally, improving your chances of finding a sponsoring organization.
Get your credentials evaluated if your degree is from outside the U.S.
USCIS requires that foreign degrees be equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree in a relevant field. A credential evaluation from a NACES-approved agency strengthens your petition and removes a common point of RFE vulnerability in CDI sponsorship cases.
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Do Clinical Documentation Improvement jobs typically qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, CDI specialist roles generally qualify as specialty occupations because they require a bachelor's degree or higher in a clinical, health information, or related field. USCIS has approved H-1B petitions for CDI roles, particularly when the job description emphasizes clinical knowledge, ICD-10-CM coding standards, and pathophysiology. Roles with a purely administrative focus carry more risk of a specialty occupation challenge, so the employer's petition language matters significantly.
Which visa types are most common for CDI specialists seeking sponsorship?
The H-1B is the most common pathway, though it requires winning the annual lottery for cap-subject positions. Canadian and Mexican nationals can pursue the TN visa under the Medical/Allied Health Professional category, which is faster and lottery-free. Some CDI roles at nonprofit hospitals or university health systems qualify as cap-exempt H-1B positions, allowing year-round filing without lottery exposure. Browse sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate to identify which institutions offer these pathways.
Is a clinical degree required, or will a Health Information Management degree work?
Either can support an H-1B petition, but the degree must align with the specific job duties. A Health Information Management or Health Informatics degree works well when the role centers on coding and documentation quality. If the position requires concurrent clinical assessment, employers often prefer RNs or physicians with CDI training. USCIS will look at whether a degree in that specific field is normally the minimum requirement for the role as posted.
How does holding a CDIP or CCS credential affect my sponsorship chances?
Credentials like the CDIP (Certified Documentation Integrity Practitioner) and CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) strengthen your petition by demonstrating specialized knowledge beyond a general degree. They support the employer's argument that the role requires specialized expertise, which is central to the specialty occupation definition. While credentials alone don't satisfy the degree requirement, they significantly reduce the risk of an RFE and signal to immigration attorneys that the petition is defensible.
Are there CDI roles that sponsor visas for candidates still on OPT?
Yes, but timing is critical. If your OPT expires before October 1 and a cap-subject H-1B is the only option, you'll face a gap in work authorization unless your degree qualifies for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. Health informatics and some health information management programs qualify as STEM. Employers who sponsor early in the OPT period give you the best chance of a smooth transition. Search current openings on Migrate Mate to find employers actively sponsoring CDI roles.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Clinical Documentation Improvement jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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