HIM Manager

Saint Barnabas Medical Center•New York, NY

About The Position

The HIM Manager prepares and maintains departmental reports and records, supervises correspondence staff, and ensures that records are accurate and conform to JCAHO accreditation standards and New York State Department of Health requirements. The manager provides the Director of Health Information Management with daily updates on activities, issues, and problems, and reports chart-completion status and other required items to the Health Information Management Committee. The manager acts as Director of Health Information Management in the Director’s absence. The position maintains quality and timely completion of work in accordance with quality-control standards, and works with the Release of Information vendor to ensure production, quality control, and regulatory compliance. In conjunction with the Director, the manager reviews existing systems, methods, policies, and procedures and develops, recommends, implements, or modifies system policies. The manager also assists with departmental budgeting and maintains equipment and supply inventories. The HIM Manager performs supervisory and managerial functions, including assigning and distributing work, monitoring performance, preparing evaluations, resolving routine complaints and disciplining employees as required, providing in-service training, and interviewing applicants and recommending candidates for hire. Other departmental duties may be assigned as required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management is preferred, or an associate’s degree in Health Information Technology and at least 3 years of Health Information Management work experience in an acute-care setting.
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification is preferred, or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification.
Epic certifications in HIM Deficiency Tracking, HIM Release of Information, HIM Identity, HIM Gallery (Media), and HIM Reporting.
Microsoft Office skills, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Basic computer software troubleshooting skills.
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management.
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification.
At least 1 year of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare and maintain departmental reports and records.
Supervise correspondence staff.
Maintain accurate records that conform to JCAHO accreditation standards and New York State Department of Health requirements.
Provide daily updates to the Director of Health Information Management on activities, issues, and problems.
Report chart-completion status and other required items to the Health Information Management Committee.
Act as Director of Health Information Management in the Director’s absence.
Maintain quality and timely completion of workload and adherence to quality-control standards.
Work with the Release of Information vendor to ensure production, quality control, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Review existing systems, methodologies, policies, and procedures with the Director; develop, recommend, implement, guide, or modify system policies.
Assist the Director with preparing and controlling the departmental budget.
Maintain adequate inventories of equipment and supplies and initiate requisitions as needed.
Assign and distribute work to staff.
Monitor employee performance to ensure standards are maintained.
Prepare employee performance evaluations.
Resolve routine complaints and discipline employees as required.
Provide in-service training to personnel.
Interview applicants and recommend individuals for hire.
Perform related and other departmental duties as required.