Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Assistant Director of Health Information Management

POSITION TYPE: Administrative Assistant Director

SPECIALTY UNIT: Health Information Management

LOCATION: Dulles, VA

SHIFT: Days

JOB TYPE: Full-Time Permanent

Job Summary:

We are in search of an Assistant Director of Health Information Management that will assist the Director of Health Information Management with operational planning, service level agreements, budgets, workflow processes, and internal controls.

The Assistant Director of Health Information Management actively participates in the facility based unbilled management process and resolution of issues contributing to unbilled accounts.

Responsibilities:

• Assistwith leading and managing facility-based Health Information Management operations and staff including record pick up and reconciliation, release of information request processing, hardcopy retrieval of medical records, processing of birth certificate/paternity, document imaging (prepping, scanning and indexing), physician chart completion and unbilled activities.
• Assist with the management of the hospital-based Health Information Management staff, including hiring, coaching,disciplining, and counseling staff, and productivity and quality monitoring.
• Participatein communication and customer service efforts with Health Information Management personnel, facility departments, facility department and unit leadership, facility leadership and medical staff.
• Assistwith ensuring all applicable EHR and Computer Assisted Coding (e.g., HPF, MPF, Cerner, Epic, MEDITECH, 3M 360 Encompass) workflow queues (includes, but is not limited to, the Facility Health Information Management Department Queue, all Coding Pend for Queues, Review Queues, Unknown Document Queue, Cancelled Accounts Queue and all Wait for Workflow Trigger Queues) are worked according to established workflow policies and guidelines.

• Workcollaboratively with Medical Staff and Facility Leadership to comply with standards and guidelines enforced through the hospitals Medical Staff Bylaws/Rules and Regulations and assists with the facilitation and execution of physician notification processes regarding medical record documentation deficiency, delinquency and physician suspension.
• Provide, and/or assistthe Health Information Management staff in providing, EHR/CAC record completion and medical record viewing trainingand education to medical staff members and to other clinical and ancillary personnel.
• In conjunction with the Director of Health Information Management, serveas a liaison between Health Information Management, coding and/or abstraction and Facility Administration, Facility Department Leadership, and Medical Staff Leadership, building and maintaining strategic working relationships with the facility and department leadership.

Job Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Direct Deposit
• 401K
• Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Employee discount program
• Excellent room for growth and advancement

Requirements:

• Associate degree required - Bachelors degree preferred.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of Health Information Management experience in an acute care department required.
• A minimum of 3 years healthcare management experience in an acute care setting required.
• Current RHIA or RHIT Certification required.

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