Health Information Manager

OrthoNebraska is adding a Health Information Manager to our team! The ideal candidate will have leadership skills, strong communications skills, be detail oriented, knowledgeable with hospital and clinic Medical Records and compliance regulations. Our top priorities are safeguarding and processing medical records as well as excellent customer service. Teamwork is paramount as we are dedicated to Always True in promoting trust, respect, understanding and engagement with all team members. If this sounds like the type of team and environment, you want to be a part of apply today!

Department/Position Details:

• Maintain a manual of approved medical record policies, procedures, abbreviations and forms that govern the content, documentation and formats for the medical records of the hospital's active and discharged clients; coordinate the process for the review and approval of additions/changes to the manual.
• Disseminate information and educate appropriate hospital staff about the hospital's policies, procedures and expectations regarding medical records. 
• Store, safeguard and provide access to the medical records of discharged clients in accordance with applicable laws, rules, policies, procedures and JCAHO standards.
• Conduct ongoing reviews/audits of the hospital's medical records. Analyze health records for accuracy, completeness and quality.
• Oversight of all medical coding related activities including diagnoses and medical procedures for billing.
• Oversight of all medical transcription services to all hospital physicians and to other professional staff as needed.
• Provide support for the integrity of the information in the hospital EMR including compiling reports of analyses of data entry errors for performance improvement.
• Create and facilitate education related to HIM updates and best practices.
• Serves as a resource for department managers, staff, physicians, and administration to obtain information or clarification on health information management topics.
• Comply with applicable laws, rules, policies, procedures and JCAHO standards governing the confidentiality, security and integrity of the medical record and promote compliance hospital-wide.
• Establishes, implements, and maintains a formalized review process for HIM compliance. Conducts regular audits and coordinates ongoing monitoring of documentation adequacy.
• Provides all reporting for internal and external stakeholders in meaningful format. Serve as the subject matter expert on modeling and analyzing patient data.
• Designs and maintains Data Analytics environment pertinent to HIM functions.
• Identifies variations in data capture and management.
• Works with Informatics Group to ensure proper education of staff in all systems.
• Establishes, implements, and maintains processes for monitoring, evaluating, and improving coding accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Serves as information privacy consultant to the organization for all departments and appropriate entities.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for all HIM related activities.
• Comply with safety activities, policies and procedures and regulatory requirements such as OSHA and The Joint Commission.
• Employee is responsible for all other duties as assigned for which competency has been demonstrated.                                             

Position Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in health information management or related field required.
• Formal HIM education with accreditation or certification (RHIA, RHIT, or CCS) at the national level.

Experience:

• Four years’ experience working in a health information management department preferred.
• Three years in a management capacity preferred.

Physical:

• This position is classified as Light Work in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (66% of the time) to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work.