HIM Director & Privacy Officer

Campbell County Health; Gillette (WY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO accrual

Paid sick leave

Medical/Dental/Vision

HSA/FSAs/Dependent Care Accounts

403(b) with employer match

On-site childcare

Job summary

Campbell County Health in Gillette, WY seeks a Manager of Health Information Management (HIM) to lead coding, documentation improvement, and release of information, ensuring regulatory compliance and data integrity. The role oversees HIM teams across facilities and partners with Revenue Cycle and other departments.

The on-site position demands strategic direction, staff development, budgeting, and strong governance to maintain accurate medical records and enterprise master patient index, with

Responsibilities

• Establishes, implements, and reviews goals and objectives for all direct reports.
• Analyzes, selects, and implements programs necessary to achieve the hospital's goals and strategic plans.
• Lead diverse teams to ensure compliance with State, Federal and local regulations.
• Provides strategic direction, leadership and overall management oversight of Health Information Management (HIM) functions in a multi-facility setting with multiple departments, including scanning, and release of information functions.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining effective policies, procedures, systems and working relationships with other departments, providers, external attorneys, regulatory and other reporting entities as well as Revenue Cycle and Quality/Risk.
• Oversees HIM, CDM, Hospital and Physician Coding, and Clinical Documentation Improvement Managers and personnel to promote steady work flow, productivity, quality, timeliness, and attainment of system and departmental performance goals.
• Works collaboratively and proactively with other department leaders, physicians and Hospital Leadership, using key performance indicators to identify trends and opportunities, facilitating work groups, and implementing improvements in performance and outcomes.
• Ensures the appropriate dissemination and communication of regulation, policy and guideline changes related to HIM, coding and clinical documentation.
• Develops staff performance expectations, goals and metrics. Measures and communicates achievement throughout the year, and makes operational adjustments as needed.
• Develops operating and capital budgets for area of responsibility and monitors performance against budget, developing action plans as needed to address variances.
• Responsible for all aspects of managing and leading a team including: interviewing, hiring, training, developing, directing work and processes, managing performance, recognizing, and rewarding employees.
• Maintains confidentiality of all personnel and patient care and relations information.
• Actively participates in Strategic Plans for the department and organization. Actively participates in Customer/Guest Relations and Mandatory Education programs.
• Must be free from governmental sanctions involving health care and/or financial practices.
• Complies with the hospital’s Corporate Compliance Program including, but not limited to, the Code of Conduct, laws and regulations, and hospital policies and procedures.
• Supervises the Certified Coder, Coder, Clinical Documentation Specialist, HIM Clerk Lead, Clerk, and Revenue Integrity Specialist.
• Other duties as assigned. This list is non-exhaustive.

Job description

Campbell County Health in Gillette, WY seeks a Manager of Health Information Management (HIM) to lead coding, documentation improvement, and release of information, ensuring regulatory compliance and data integrity. The role oversees HIM teams across facilities and partners with Revenue Cycle and other departments.

The on-site position demands strategic direction, staff development, budgeting, and strong governance to maintain accurate medical records and enterprise master patient index, with