Director of HIM & Coding

Cascade Medical Center; Leavenworth (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Cascade Medical Center in Leavenworth, Washington seeks a full-time Director of HIM & Coding to lead the HIM department and ensure accurate medical records, coding integrity, and HIPAA compliance. The role oversees coding, transcription, release of information, and privacy practices to support compliant, quality reporting and reimbursement in a rural setting.

The Director will collaborate with clinical, financial, and compliance teams to optimize revenue integrity and alignment across access,

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of HIM services including medical record processing, coding, transcription, release of information, and privacy practices.
• Ensure alignment of patient access, clinical documentation, coding, billing and reimbursement processes within a rural hospital environment.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with clinical, financial and compliance departments to identify revenue leakage and integrity issues.

Job description

Cascade Medical, in beautiful downtown Leavenworth in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, is looking for a full-time Director of HIM & Coding.

Job Summary: The Director of Health Information Management (HIM) & Coding is responsible for the overall management and integrity of patient health records, ensuring compliance with all federal and state regulations, including HIPAA. The Director oversees the daily operations of HIM services, including medical record processing, coding, transcription, release of information, and privacy practices. This role is critical to supporting accurate documentation, billing compliance, and quality reporting within a rural healthcare environment utilizing the Meditech system. This position is also responsible for overseeing the hospital's coding functions to ensure accurate charge capture, billing compliance, and optimal reimbursement. This role ensures the alignment between patient access, clinical documentation, coding, billing, and reimbursement processes, while maintaining compliance with federal and state regulations. The Director leads a multidisciplinary team and works closely with clinical, financial, and compliance departments to identify and resolve revenue leakage and integrity issues.

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Offer letters and wage determination will be written based on years of experience.

This is a safety sensitive position that will require a pre-employment drug screen, including testing for THC.