Director, Health Information Privacy & EHR

Providence Community Health Centers; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Community Health Centers seeks an RHIA/RHIT-certified Health Information Manager to lead privacy and information access governance, ensuring HIPAA and state compliance.

You will oversee EHR data integrity, privacy policies, risk assessments, and staff training, coordinating with management to strengthen health information security.

This on-site role requires strong leadership, policy development, and change management skills to support high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• RHIA or RHIT certification required.
• 2+ years of management experience developing/compliance policies.
• Knowledge of privacy/security laws (HIPAA) and PHI/ePHI handling.
• Apply HIM principles, project management and change management.
• Demonstrated organization, facilitation, communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Acts as internal privacy/security consultant; advises on current legislation and HIPAA compliance; works with management to enhance EHR.
• Develops and implements privacy policies to protect PHI/ePHI; collaborates with Security and Compliance officers.
• Participates in development and monitoring of trading partner agreements to address privacy/security requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Policy development

HIPAA knowledge

Communication

Education

RHIA or RHIT certification

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Providence Community Health Centers seeks an RHIA/RHIT-certified Health Information Manager to lead privacy and information access governance, ensuring HIPAA and state compliance.

You will oversee EHR data integrity, privacy policies, risk assessments, and staff training, coordinating with management to strengthen health information security.

This on-site role requires strong leadership, policy development, and change management skills to support high-quality patient care.