Director of Health Information and Privacy Officer

Overview

Schedule:

Monday through Friday, from 9am to 5pm.

• The initial compensation for this position ranges from $108,548 to $133,500 annually; depending on experience, location and internal equity considerations.
• 7.5% Bilingual Differential for qualified positions*

• Benefits eligibility starts on day ONE!
• We provide a robust benefits package which includes medical, dental & vision
• 401K Employer Match up to 4%
• Competitive Time Off Plans
• Must meet eligibility requirements based on employment status

• The Director, HIM Administration and Privacy Officer is responsible for the management of client information, including maintenance of health information in electronic health systems, accessing, and releasing health information, and meeting all federal/state regulations as it pertains to health records.
• In addition, this position ensures the agency is following HIPAA privacy and breach reporting laws and regulations.
• The Director of Health Information Management (HIM) and Privacy Officer provides strategic leadership and operational oversight of all functions related to health information, clinical documentation standards, data privacy, and compliance across the organization.
• This role is responsible for ensuring that all health records are accurate, complete, accessible, and compliant with regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, CMS, Medi-Cal, and county-specific documentation standards.
• The Director leads the HIM department and works in close partnership with clinical leadership, IT, compliance, quality, and billing teams to ensure documentation practices support high-quality care, regulatory readiness, and operational efficiency.
• This position also oversees medical records systems, release of information, documentation audits, and policy development.
• The role plays a critical part in building a culture of integrity, confidentiality, and accountability around health data and clinical documentation.

• Demonstrates expert knowledge of health information management, clinical documentation, and regulatory standards.
• Applies strong leadership skills in managing cross‑functional HIM teams and projects.
• Upholds strict confidentiality, professionalism, and data governance practices.
• Communicates effectively with clinical, legal, technical, and administrative stakeholders.
• Manages complex systems and ensures alignment between data infrastructure and regulatory requirements.
• Solves operational problems with a strategic, process‑oriented mindset.
• Maintains high attention to detail and accuracy in recordkeeping and documentation audits.
• Adapts to changing regulations, payer requirements, and technological systems.
• Champions a culture of compliance, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Fosters collaboration between HIM and other departments to achieve organizational goals.

• Ensures agency HIPAA compliance agency wide.
• Monitors and implements HIPAA regulation changes in partnership with other impacted departments.
• Implements and monitors regular Agency privacy inspections.
• Investigates privacy incidents and breaches.
• Tracks agency privacy incidents and breaches.
• Ensures county, state and federal breach reporting requirements are met.
• Ensures completion of plan of corrections in relation to privacy incidents or breaches.
• Liaison to regulatory privacy offices.
• Participates and collects data for the agency wide Risk Committee.
• Consults with the agency legal counsel, as needed.
• Implements and monitors the Business Associates Agreement process.

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in health information management, healthcare administration, or a related field and (6) six or more years of relevant experience required; or equivalent combination of education and experience to include:
  Minimum of (6) six years of experience in health information management, medical records administration, or clinical documentation compliance, including (3) three years in a leadership or director‑level role.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, CMS, Medi-Cal, DHCS, and county documentation standards.
• Experience managing EHR systems (e.g., Smart Care, EPIC, or comparable platforms).
• Familiarity with…