Director of Health Information Management

With over ten years of healthcare recruiting and four years of non-clinical heatlhcare professional experience, MedHealth Recruiting has the knowledge to understand our candidates needs.

Responsible for developing and administering systems related to health information management including medical records maintenance, clinical coding, release of information, and documentation/billing audits. This position is accountable for ensuring compliance with related regulations and standards established by State, Federal, accrediting and other regulatory agencies.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities** * Makes a positive impression on customers by behaving in ways that are warm, welcoming, professional and helpful. * Displays mutual Respect for patients, physicians, team members, visitors, and family/significant others. * Medical Records: Directs and plans, develops and implements systems for documentation, storage and retrieval of health record information in accordance with accrediting and regulatory requirements. * Confidentiality/Release of Information: Develops and enforces procedures to assure maintenance of medical, legal regulations and confidentiality of health record information including medical records and peer review/quality assessment/improvement. * Data Collection Systems: Direct and coordinate development and implementation of systems necessary for timely and accurate collection of inpatient and outpatient billing data and statistical information. * Direct processes to ensure appropriate coordination of special study/research project requests consistent with departmental activities/goals and objectives. * Documentation/Reimbursement Audits Mechanisms: * Plan, develop and implement systems for government and other carrier audits. * Develop and implement ongoing reviews to ensure regulatory and JCAHO compliance... * Fiscal Management: Develops annual departmental capital and operating budgets. * Monitors and controls departmental expenditures. * Personnel Management: Oversees personnel management of the department including employment decisions, counseling, personnel actions, manpower distribution and productivity, career development and performance appraisals. * Technical Systems: Direct evaluation, selection and implementation of systems and /or system enhancement/redesign to effectively meet departmental and organization requirements and goals. * Management of Information Standard Administrative Responsibility: Direct and coordinate maintenance of Management of Information Administration Policies (35) * Direct and coordinate compliance with Management of Information JCAHO standards. * Clinical Forms Management: Plan, Develop and implement and coordinate an ongoing clinical forms management’s process. **Supervisory Responsibilities** * This position carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with guidelines, policies and procedures and applicable laws. * Supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: * Computer knowledge of MS Office. * Must display excellent interpersonal skills. * Ability to write reports with management review. * Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. **Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required. * Graduate Degree preferred. * Ten years of experience including hospital and consulting background.