Director, Health Information Management

• Department Health Information Management - Medical Records

The Kootenai Health Director of Health Information Management (HIM) is accountable for overall coordination and management of the organization’s medical records, inpatient coding and quality report. The director oversees the organization wide HIM program ensuring that appropriate policies, processes and safeguards are in place and in compliance. The director provides management of the coding process for reporting of final diagnosis codes and oversees activities relative to documentation, retrieval, storage and destruction of all organization records both on and offsite.

The director provides education to the organization related to the use of software systems related to medical records. The director is responsible for the organization’s HIM policies and processes and reviews and provides appropriate forms and policies as needed. The director defines and provides the necessary support and leadership to achieve departmental goals and objectives.

• Supervises Health Information Management personnel and assigns duties to ensure accurate and timely completion of scanning, coding, and all aspects of record management (assembly, abstracting, storage, and release)
• Oversees the collection, analysis, distribution, storage and destruction of health information and ensures quality
• Provides management of the coding process and maintains quality and ethical coding standards through validation
• Collaborates with staff, physicians, other clinicians, and leadership through the course of HIM activities
• Develops, maintains, and enforces HIM policies and procedures to comply with state and federal regulations, as well as organizational policies and procedures
• Reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of existing programs and recommends changes to meet current and long-range goals
• Monitors changes in federal and state laws, as well as accreditation standards, to promote organizational readiness for compliance with new health information management and privacy regulations
• Ensures organizational compliance with applicable privacy requirements working in conjunction with the HIPAA Privacy Officer and Compliance Officer
• Directs, coordinates, implements, trains and evaluates HIM leaders and employees
• Conducts interviews, hires, and holds team members accountable to performance standards
• Prepares, administers, and monitors annual operating and capital budgets
• Facilitates the planning and coordination of quality and cost-effective services throughout the organization
• Oversees schedule management, financial management, and reconciliation, including budget review and variance reporting
• Ensures recommendations regarding department activities, operations, and expansions are consistent with goals, objectives, and mission of Kootenai Health
• Provides education organization wide related to the use of medical records software systems
• Analyzes the department’s needs and establishes objectives to address those needs, ensuring the consistency with organizational initiatives
• Directs and manages team activities to ensure department goals are met, monitoring and adjusting staffing and workload as appropriate
• Ensures employment practices are in compliance with state and federal laws, regulations, standards and guidelines
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Competent to meet age-specific needs of the unit assigned

• Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management (HIM) required;
  Master’s degree preferred
• RHIT certification required
• 7 years’ experience in Health Information Management, information systems or a Healthcare related field or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience in information services
• Strong management skills with a minimum of 7 years’ direct management experience in an acute care setting as a Health Information Management Director/Manager

• Must be able to maintain a sitting position
• Typical equipment used in an office job
• Repetitive movements