firsthand supports individuals living with SMI (serious mental illness). Our holistic approach includes a team of peer recovery specialists, benefits specialists and clinicians. Our teams focus on meeting each individual where they are and walking with them side by side as a trusted guide and partner on their journey to better health.
firsthand’s team members use their lived experience to build trust with these individuals and support them in reconnecting to the healthcare they need, while minimizing inappropriate healthcare utilization. Together with our health plan partners, we are changing the way our society supports those most impacted by SMI.
We are cultivating a team of deeply passionate problem-solvers to tackle significant and complex healthcare challenges with us. This is more than a job—it’s a calling. Every day, you will engage in work that resonates with purpose, gain wisdom from motivated colleagues, and thrive in an environment that celebrates continuous learning, creativity, and fun.
The Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist (CDIS) is a key member of firsthand’s clinical documentation team. We are looking for a scrappy, detail-obsessed individual who will ensure accurate, comprehensive, and timely clinical documentation. The CDIS will enable the best care possible for our individuals by empowering: our care teams to plan appropriate care, our support teams to identify potential population health interventions, and more. This is a part-time, remote contract position. The expected workload is 20-25 hours per week, with flexible scheduling available in the Eastern, Central, and Mountain time zones.
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As a CDIS, you will
- Perform prospective, retrospective, and concurrent coding reviews based on evaluations of prior visit documentation, lab results, images, external medical records, payer claims data, and more
- Demonstrate an understanding of complications, comorbidities, case mix and the impact of procedures on the billed record as well as the ability to impart this knowledge to providers and other members of the healthcare For full-time employees, our compensation package includes base, equity (or a special incentive program for clinical roles) and performance bonus potential. Our benefits include physical and mental health, dental, vision, 401(k) with a match, 16 weeks parental leave for either parent, 15 days/year vacation in your first year (this increases to 20 days/year in your second year and beyond), and a supportive and inclusive culture.
Vaccination Policy
Employment with firsthand is contingent upon attesting to medical clearance requirements, which include, but may not be limited to: evidence of vaccination for/immunity to COVID-19, Hepatitis B, Influenza, MMR, Chickenpox, Tetanus and Diphtheria. All employees of firsthand are required to receive these vaccinations on a cadence/frequency as advised by the CDC, whereas not otherwise prohibited by state law.
New hires may submit for consideration a request to be exempted from these requirements (based on a valid religious or medical reason) via forms provided by firsthand. Such requests will be subject to review and approval by the Company, and exemptions will be granted only if the Company can provide a reasonable accommodation in relation to the requested exemption. Note that approvals for reasonable accommodations are reviewed and approved on a case-by-case basis and availability of a reasonable accommodation is not guaranteed.
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.