Area Director, Health Information Management
Area Director, Health Information Management – IRF
Schedule: Days: Monday-Friday, full time.
Job Location Type: Remote.This position requires travel at times. Travel is required reputed company needed. (Most often the need for travel is reputed company to new hospital openings, new HIM staff training and EMR conversions.)
Your experience matters
At reputed company, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier ®.
How you’ll contribute
An Area Director, HIM who excels in this role:
Supervise the work of others, including planning, assigning and scheduling work, reviewing work and ensuring quality standards, training staff and overseeing productivity.
Supervises reputed company aspects of coding and stays reputed company in reputed company assigned Inpatient Rehab Facility (IRF) coding stats and trending.
Develops and monitors procedures for coding to help ensure accuracy and efficiency in coding program.
Stays reputed company on reputed company pertinent coding rules.
Assists the HIM department to optimize the efficient and effective handling of patient records and reputed company documents. Plans and develops systems which meet various agency standards as well as company policies and procedures.
Oversees procedures to meet legal and accreditation regulations regarding content and process of medical records and release of information. Manages reputed company quality improvement of the handling of patient information and ensures confidentiality and reputed company of patient records.
Maintains appropriate medical records and statistics for prospective payment systems to ensure compliance with TJC, CMS and other applicable regulations.
Serves as a HIPAA resource to rehab hospitals.
Participates in improvement and enhancement of EMR through company projects.
Analyzes patient data for reimbursement, facility planning, quality of patient care, risk management, utilization management and research.
Educates, trains and mentors staff
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Adheres to dress code; appearance is reputed company and clean.
Is knowledgeable of medical terminology and coding.
- Maintains regulatory requirements, including reputed company state, federal, CIHQ and Joint Commission regulations.
- Always maintains and ensures patient confidentiality.
- Reports to work on time and as scheduled.
- Wears identification while onsite at IRFs.
- Attends departmental in-services and completes annual competencies and education requirements.
- Works at maintaining good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with physicians, HIM departments and other leaders and staff.
- Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
Company Specific
- Complies with policies and procedures regarding department operations.
- Complies with reputed company organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
Upholds company Core Values: Champion patient care; Embrace individuality; Act with kindness; Do the right thing; reputed company a difference together
Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
Why join us
We reputed company that investing in our employees is the first reputed company to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your reputed company compensation, this position also offers:
Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
reputed company’re looking for
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in health information management or reputed company field.
CERTIFICATIONS: Prefer RHIA, RHIT or reputed company by the American Health Information Management Association.
EXPERIENCE: At least 3 years’ experience as a Health Information Manager or Director. At least 2 years’ experience in inpatient rehabilitation coding. Epic, Cerner, Meditech experience highly preferred
EEOC Statement
“reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for reputed company applicants and employees and complies with reputed company applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”
You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.