Hospital Medical Records Director

Clinical Management Consultants; Colorado; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Clinical Management Consultants seeks a Hospital Medical Records Director to lead the HIM department in a rural Southeast Colorado community. This strategic role emphasizes accuracy, privacy, security, and compliance while partnering with leadership to support high-quality patient care.

You will direct daily HIM operations, coach staff, monitor productivity and quality, oversee standards, support audits, and drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a hospital Health Information Management (HIM) department.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state regulations related to medical records.
• Proven ability to drive data governance and privacy initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily HIM operations, ensuring accuracy, privacy, and security of patient information.
• Coach and develop HIM staff; monitor productivity and quality metrics.
• Maintain compliance with federal and state regulations and oversee auditing readiness.
• Oversee medical record standards, coding workflows, and release-of-information processes.
• Lead process-improvement initiatives to optimize revenue-cycle collaboration.

Skills

HIM leadership

Regulatory compliance

Staff coaching

Data governance

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Bring strategy, innovation, and heart to a career-defining opportunity as a Hospital Medical Records Director, where every record supports better care and every day makes a community-wide impact!

The Hospital Medical Records Director will join a mission-driven, patient-first healthcare organization known for compassionate service, strong community support, and a steadfast focus on clinical quality, safety, and patient experience. Modern electronic health record tools, data-driven performance improvement, streamlined workflows, and collaborative leadership create an environment where healthcare professionals can advance best practices, strengthen regulatory readiness, and shape the future of rural care.

Within Health Information Management, the Hospital Medical Records Director will lead an essential department responsible for the accuracy, accessibility, privacy, security, and integrity of patient information. This position offers the best of a rural, community feel, combining meaningful local impact with opportunities to optimize coding, documentation, release-of-information processes, compliance, data governance, and revenue-cycle collaboration.

The Hospital Medical Records Director will report to senior hospital leadership and receive support from experienced operational, clinical, financial, compliance, and technology partners. Key responsibilities include directing daily HIM operations, coaching and developing staff, monitoring productivity and quality, maintaining compliance with federal and state regulations, overseeing medical record standards, supporting audits, and leading process improvement initiatives. Friendly nurses, engaged physicians, and a diverse team of healthcare professionals foster respectful interdisciplinary teamwork and make this an especially rewarding healthcare leadership opportunity.

Southeast Colorado offers the Hospital Medical Records Director an appealing blend of affordability, natural beauty, and relaxed living, with housing options and commutes that are often more manageable than those in larger metropolitan markets. Residents can enjoy mountain and prairie scenery, hiking, biking, fishing, camping, parks, scenic drives, regional history, and welcoming local restaurants. The area's sunny climate, open spaces, family-friendly communities, pet-friendly recreation, everyday amenities, and access to regional transportation make it ideal for professionals seeking privacy, connection, and a healthier pace of life.