MANAGER HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Campbell County Health; Gillette (WY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Campbell County Health in Gillette, WY, seeks a Manager of Health Information Management to lead HIM strategy and operation across the system, including coding, clinical documentation improvement, release of information, transcription, and medical record integrity.

The role oversees policy development, regulatory compliance, and staff performance in a multi-facility setting, partnering with leadership to ensure accurate documentation, budgeting, and information governance.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; RHIT or RHIA Certification preferred.
• Five years of hospital-based medical records experience; at least 2 years in supervision/management.
• Certification policies and compliance knowledge; CPR Certification Policy referenced.

Responsibilities

• Establishes goals and objectives for direct reports and implements programs to achieve hospital goals.
• Lead diverse teams to ensure compliance with state, federal and local regulations.
• Provide strategic direction and management of HIM across a multi‑facility setting, including coding and release of information.
• Develop and maintain policies, procedures and relationships with departments, regulators and revenue cycle.
• Oversee HIM, coding and clinical documentation improvement managers and staff to ensure productivity, quality and timelines.
• Collaborate with leaders to identify trends via KPIs and drive improvements in performance and outcomes.
• Ensure dissemination of regulation, policy and guideline changes related to HIM and documentation.
• Develop staff goals, monitor performance and adjust operations as needed.
• Prepare operating and capital budgets and monitor performance against budget.
• Hire, train, develop, supervise and recognize staff; maintain confidentiality of information.
• Participate in strategic planning and mandatory education programs.

Education

Associate degree

RHIT/RHIA Certification preferred

Job description

About Campbell County Health

Campbell County Health (CCH) is more than just a hospital-we are a comprehensive healthcare system serving northeast Wyoming. Our organization includes Campbell County Memorial Hospital, a 90-bed acute care community hospital in Gillette; Campbell County Medical Group, featuring nearly 20 specialty and primary care clinics—including locations in Wright and Hulett; and The Legacy Living & Rehabilitation Center, a long-term care facility.

About Campbell County Health

Campbell County Health (CCH) is more than just a hospital-we are a comprehensive healthcare system serving northeast Wyoming. Our organization includes Campbell County Memorial Hospital, a 90-bed acute care community hospital in Gillette; Campbell County Medical Group, featuring nearly 20 specialty and primary care clinics—including locations in Wright and Hulett; and The Legacy Living & Rehabilitation Center, a long-term care facility.

To be responsive to our employee's needs we offer:

• Generous PTO accrual (increases with tenure)
• Paid sick leave days
• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Savings Account
• 403(b) with employer match
• Early Childhood Center, discounted on-site childcare
• And more! Click here to learn more about our full benefits package

Job Summary

The Manager of Health Information Management (HIM) is responsible for the corporate strategic direction and operational performance of HIM, including coding, clinical documentation improvement, the release of information, transcription, chart completion, enterprise master patient index, document management, medical record integrity, CDM Maintenance, and information governance. Ensures regulatory and legal compliance. Serves as the Facility Privacy Officer and custodian of all medical records for the organization. Monitors performance and evaluates employees in compliance with hospital policies. Coordinating responsibility to the medical staff regarding medical record documentation issues.

This position is located on-site in Gillette, Wyoming.

Essential Functions

• 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 Qualifications

• Education
  • Associate degree required
  • Current, valid, and active RHIT or RHIA Certification by the American Health Management Information Association is preferred.
• Licensure
  • None
• Experience
  • Five years of increasing responsibility and experience in a hospital-based medical records department preferred
  • Minimum of 2 years previous supervisor and/or management level expense required.
• Certifications required
  • See Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification Policy and Certifications/Education Requirements Policy.