Director, Health Information Services

The-Providence-Community-Health-Centers,-Inc.; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Providence Community Health Centers, Inc. is seeking a Director of Health Information Services in Providence, RI. The role leads the development, implementation, maintenance, and adherence to policies for health information privacy and access, ensuring compliant EHR operations and staff guidance.

Responsibilities include serving as security/privacy consultant, enhancing EHR privacy controls, and coordinating with management to ensure PHI/ePHI confidentiality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• RHIA or RHIT certification is required.
• Two years of management experience with responsibility for policies/procedures ensuring compliance with federal, state and HIPAA guidelines.
• Knowledge of information privacy/security laws, PHI/ePHI access and release of information.
• Knowledge of HIM, project management, and change management principles.
• Strong organization, facilitation, communication, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an internal health information security/confidentiality consultant; advise on privacy/security legislation and implement/enhance the EHR.
• Develop and implement privacy policies to ensure PHI/ePHI confidentiality, integrity, and availability; ensure HIPAA compliance.
• Participate in development/implementation/monitoring of trading partner and business associate agreements addressing privacy/security concerns.

Skills

Privacy & security laws

Management experience

HIM principles

Project & change management

Communication & presentation

Education

RHIA or RHIT certification

Job description

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Director, Health Information Services

Leadership-Director Providence, RI, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 4282

Plans, develops, and administers the development, implementation, maintenance of, and adherence to the organization’s policies and procedures regarding health information, privacy, and access to patient health information in compliance with federal and state regulations and statues and PCHC needs. Work with management and staff to implement, maintain and improve our electronic health records. Supervises Health Information Staff.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Certification as an RHIA or RHIT required.
• Two years of management experience with significant responsibility for developing and implementing policies and procedures that ensure compliance with federal, state and HIPAA regulatory guidelines.
• Knowledge and experience in information privacy/security laws, access, release of information and electronic health information systems.
• Knowledge and the ability to apply the principles of HIM, project management, and change management.
• Demonstrated organization, facilitation, communication and presentation skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Serves as an internal health information security and confidentiality consultant. Advises the organization about current privacy and security legislation. Works with management and staff implement, maintain and enhance our Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Develop and implement privacy policies and procedures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information (PHI) and ePHI. Work with the Security Officer, and Compliance & Risk Officer to assure HIPAA compliance and compliance with state and federal rules and regulations.

• Participates in the development, implementation, and ongoing compliance monitoring of all trading partner and business associate agreements, to ensure all privacy/security concerns, requirements, and responsibilities are addressed

MANAGERIAL PERFORMANCE

• Coordinates hiring of new employees and/or the transferring of current employees. Screens, interviews and selects qualified staff consistent with defined qualifications, in a timely manner. Determines the need and appropriate hiring of contingent workforce i.e., temporary, and contract staff.
• Ensures that all employee (regular staff, temporary, and contractors)
• Attend organization-wide orientation within 60 days of hire.
• Are oriented to the department through a departmental orientation.
• Are oriented to the job, through a job specific orientation, insuring that competencies are successfully completed.
• Ensures that Probationary Reviews are conducted for each new hire, rehire, transferred, promoted, dual job holder, contractor individual with 90 days of occurrence.
• Works cooperatively with others actively contributing to the team. Actively collaborates with other departments and disciplines to ensure the effective operation of the organization