Director of Health Information Management (RHIA)

Aurora San Diego•San Diego, CA

12d•$75,000 - $85,000

About The Position

As the Director of Health Information Management, for Aurora San Diego, you will be responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities concerning analyzing, compiling, abstracting, transcribing, coding, indexing, and filing patient records. Pay Range: 75K to 85K Annually

Requirements

Familiarity with psychiatric terminology and terminology and treatment modalities
College-level reading, writing, and math skills; time management, and organizational skills
Analytical evaluative, interpretive, and problem-solving skills
Basic supervisory skills and fiscal management skills
Ability to maintain information as highly confidential; knowledge of and skills interpreting and applying laws, standards, and regulations affecting health information systems, specifically in mental health service areas
High School diploma or General Education Equivalent required.
Must have either RHIA, or RHIT certification

Nice To Haves

College degree preferred
Experience in a psychiatric setting preferred

Responsibilities

Process all Physician billing requests for medical records
Review legal requests (subpoenas or court orders) and copy records
Review all the releases for validity and mail back the ones that are not valid
Process the delinquent count each week and send out the lists to each physician
Audit all charts for H&P and Psychological Evaluation compliance and keep track of all data
Preform transcription corrections in the system and act as the liaison between the transcription services
Send out the Tri-west requests for records
Calculate and send Fall audit, Read back audit, timeliness of Psychiatric Evaluation audit, Pre-Discharge Evaluation of Risk audit, and discharge diagnosis
Chair the “Forms Committee” each month. Take minutes and type the meeting minutes.
Update and forward all forms for Quality Council
Keep the master forms binder up to date with the most current forms
Ensure that the “Do Not Abbreviate list” is up to date with JCAHO standards each year
Verify and check the bills for AJS copy, Cor-o-van and Medwrite each month. Act as the Liaison with each company for any problems that arise
Send out (Quarterly) the denial of rights and involuntary detentions to the county
Gather and calculate all the data for the Quarterly HIM report for Quality Council
Keep Policies and Procedures up to date
Perform In-services and New Hire Orientation training, monthly
Attend JCAHO meetings, Quality Council, Ethics, Corporate Compliance, Forms Committee and Depart
Complete OSHPD report, twice a year
Process ALIRTS report, once a year
Make sure coding updates are received once or twice a year
Act as the primary coding for the department. Notifies the Business Office and Utilization R of any corrections or changes made to the diagnosis in the system or any other problems that arise
Supervise Staff and Employee evaluations and make sure they are up to date on compliance packets. Check e-time for accuracy

Benefits

401K Retirement Plan
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Pet Insurance
Healthcare Spending Account & Dependent Care Spending Account
Life Insurance (Supplemental Life, Term, and Universal plans are also available.)
PTO
PTO Cash Out option
Short and Long-Term Disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program
ID Theft Protection
Employee Discount Opportunities