Health Information Management Director

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Waco (TX); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Waco is seeking a Health Information Management Director to oversee the hospital's HIM program and staff, ensuring compliant handling of medical records and coding for discharged charts.

The role involves maintaining data integrity, responding to records requests in accordance with privacy laws, and leading policy development with a focus on performance improvement and staff education.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee facility-wide Health Information Management program and staff.
• Monitor health information management systems for data quality and ethical practice.
• Ensure centralized coding/indexing of discharged records.
• Respond to medical records requests while following privacy laws.
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and accessibility of inpatient/outpatient records.
• Develop and implement health information management policies and procedures.
• Provide education and training to hospital staff on HIM policies.

Conocimientos

Health Information Management

Medical Records

Coding/Indexing

Compliance

Education/Training

Descripción del empleo

At Oceans Behavioral Hospital Waco, healing is our focus. We are passionate about helping adults and seniors manage the challenges associated with anxiety, depression and other mental health issues. Utilizing proven, innovative and progressive therapies, our qualified professionals strive to promote long‑term wellness through a range of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric counseling and treatment options.

The Health Information Management Director (HIM Director) provides coordination of Health Information Process. Prepare and maintain accurate medical records information according to established procedures within a medical records unit. Uses appropriate communication skills and knowledge of age/disability cultural diversity and provides emergency response, referred and assistive. All duties to be done in accordance with Joint Commission, Federal and State regulations, Oceans' Mission, policies and procedures and Performance Improvement Standards.

Essential Functions:

1. Supervises and backs‑up a facility‑wide, efficient Health Information Management Program and staff.
2. Monitors health information management systems and sets the standard for data quality and ethical practice.
3. Responsible for ensuring the centralized coding team receives all discharged records for appropriate coding/indexing purposes.
4. Responds to requests for medical records, including legal and court cases, following applicable state and federal laws concerning the confidentiality of medical records; possesses knowledge of those populations to respond with appropriate communication, medical terminology for appropriate assessment, treatment planning and discharge planning needs as it applies to thoroughness of the medical record.
5. Responsible for ensuring all transcribed reports are complete, accurate and on the patient records.
6. Supervise all activities and maintain overall responsibility relative to documentation, usage, retrieval and storage or all inpatient and outpatient records.
7. Participates in the development of health information management policies and procedures.
8. Provides education and training to the hospital’s employees in areas relevant to health information management policies and procedures.
9. Collects data and prepares monthly statistical reports as requested.
10. Assures the timely completion, integrity, authenticity and accessibility of all inpatient and outpatient medical records by placing discharged charts in accepted chart order; analyzing each chart to assure completion of all necessary information; routes charts to individuals who need to complete deficiencies found; Assures immediate access of any chart or any particular type of chart using acceptable filing, coding and indexing procedures and deficiency slip tracking system.
11. Participates in Performance Improvement (PI) process by monitoring specific standards of excellence in discharged medical records through discharge chart deficiency slips; reporting any deviations of accepted practice to the PI Committee; attending PI Committee functions; compiling necessary reports and reporting results to PI Committee.
12. Performs other duties and projects as assigned.