Manager, Health Information Management – IRF

Description

What you will do in this role:

• Maintain confidentiality of all patient care information to ensure patient rights are protected
• Assist in planning, organizing, directing and maintaining the Health Information Department in accordance with established policies, procedures, state and federal regulations and accreditation standards (i.e. HIPAA, JCAHO, and CARF)
• Assist in establishing and maintaining procedures for the collection, abstracting, filing and retrieval of medical records
• Assist staff physicians in use of electronic medical record
• Work with staff physicians in getting records completed within the required timeframe
• Serve as a resource for hospital leadership and other staff regarding health information issues, rules and regulations and accreditation standards (i.e. HIPAA, TJC)
• Supervise other HIM employees which include initial and on-going training in HIM functions. (if applicable)
• At discharge, process records within required timeframes:assembly, analysis and abstracting
• Review and process requests for patient information within required timeframe and serve as resource for other staff who may be involved in requests after regular business hours
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• RHIT (or eligible) or RHIA (or eligible) or Coding Certification by AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association)
• Prefer two+ (2) years of experience in health information leadership in a health-related facility preferably a hospital setting

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