<p>Health Information Manager Position Summary</p> <p>Oversees Health Information Management (HIM) operations to ensure the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of medical records. Assists with planning, organizing, directing, and maintaining department workflows; supports physicians with electronic medical record (EMR) use and timely record completion; manages release-of-information processes; and ensures compliance with policies, HIPAA, and accreditation standards (e.g., The Joint Commission/JCAHO, CARF).</p> <p>Essential Functions</p> <ul> <li>Maintain confidentiality of all patient care information and protect patient rights in all HIM activities. </li><li>Assist in planning, organizing, directing, and maintaining the HIM department in accordance with policies, procedures, state/federal regulations, and accreditation standards (HIPAA, JCAHO/TJC, CARF). </li><li>Establish and maintain procedures for collection, abstracting, filing, indexing, and retrieval of medical records. </li><li>Assist staff physicians with EMR navigation and support timely completion of records within required timeframes. </li><li>Serve as a resource to hospital leadership and staff on HIM rules, regulations, and accreditation standards (HIPAA, TJC). </li><li>Supervise HIM employees, including onboarding and ongoing training in HIM functions (if applicable). </li><li>Process discharged records within required timeframes, including assembly, analysis, and abstracting. </li><li>Review and process requests for patient information (ROI) within required timeframes; assist/guide staff handling after-hours requests. </li><li>Perform other duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Additional Information</p> <p>Partners with Compliance, Quality, and IT to support audits, survey readiness, data integrity, and privacy/security practices. Monitors key HIM metrics (e.g., physician delinquency, ROI turnaround) and supports continuous improvement. Ensures documentation and retention practices meet legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements.</p> <p>Knowledge, Skills & Abilities</p> <p>Credentials: RHIT (or eligible) or RHIA (or eligible) or AHIMA coding certification.</p> <p>Experience: Two (2)+ years of HIM leadership experience preferred, ideally in a hospital setting.</p> <p>Skills/Knowledge: HIPAA, TJC/JCAHO, and CARF standards; EMR proficiency; medical record lifecycle management; release-of-information workflows; privacy/security practices; supervisory/teaching ability; strong organization, communication, and follow-through.</p>