Department/Unit:

　　Health Information Services

　　Work Shift:

　　Day (United States of America)

　　The HIM Manager is an AMHS role responsible for managing, organizing, and coordinating the daily functions and staffing needs of the HIM operations area to include prepping, scanning, quality control, analysis and deficiency management, record completion, and physician suspension management. This position is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and security of patient health records, while maintaining compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards for AMHS.

　　Salary Range: $80,151.00 - $132,249.00

　　Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

　　Evaluates workflow on a continual basis and makes adjustments to staffing patterns to meet the demands of changing volumes to efficiently run all areas of responsibility within the department guidelines.

　　Maintains established productivity and quality standards, turnaround times and manages through any backlog.

　　Manages the physician suspension process to ensure timely completion of medical records and works closely with the Chief Medical Officer for enforcement.

　　Support the medical staff and other health care providers in documentation requirements and timely medical record completion.

　　Ensures documentation in the Legal Medical Record is completed in a timely manner as defined by system, state and federal requirements and applies the AMHS suspension policy as appropriate.

　　Research deficiencies declined by providers to determine correct deficiency assignment.

　　Develops staff onboarding and training for new hires; and focuses on regular education for staff; including confidentiality, compliance release of information, safety and any other regulatory or industry changes.

　　Constantly strives to support and encourage departmental and unit efforts to improve customer service.

　　Conducts daily huddles to ensure team engagement and to provide daily updates and workflow direction.

　　Assures appropriate cross training activities among various functions/task.

　　Recruits, retains, trains, orients and develops staff.

　　Prepares annual competency assessments for all staff, provides feedback to staff on an ongoing basis.

　　Develops and maintains policies and procedures and ensures standardization of processes for AMHS. Interprets departmental and hospital policies to staff and customers

　　Establishes and regularly monitor key performance indicators to optimize outcomes. Continually streamlining processes for efficiency using Lean methodologies.

　　Assist with the budget for areas of responsibility, monitoring variances and implementing corrective action as needed.

　　Remain current with all relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards related to health information management, including HIPAA and Meaningful Use requirements.

　　Ensure compliance and provide guidance to staff regarding privacy, security, and confidentiality of health information.

　　Monitors use of equipment and ensures that proper training, maintenance and repairs is performed as needed

　　Qualifications:

　　Associate's Degree Health Information Management or related field and 5 years of experience in a HIM operations leadership role will be considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree. - required

　　Bachelor's Degree Health Information Management or related field - preferred

　　4-6 years Experience working in a health Information management department, preferably in the operations area. - required

　　1-3 years Supervisory Experience - required

　　Excellent communication and organizational skills. (High proficiency)

　　Knowledge of prep/scan and quality control (High proficiency)

　　Skilled in using electronic health records and various other applications. (High proficiency)

　　Demonstrates excellent customer service with the ability to handle complex, demanding situations involving customers. (High proficiency)

　　Knowledge of prep/scan and quality control processes with skills using an electronic health record and various other applications. (Medium proficiency)

　　Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. (High proficiency)

　　RHIA - Registered Health Information Administrator Upon Hire - preferred

　　RHIT - Registered Health Information Technician Upon Hire - preferred

　　Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.Physical Demands

　　Standing - Occasionally

　　Walking - Occasionally

　　Sitting - Constantly

　　Lifting - Rarely

　　Carrying - Rarely

　　Pushing - Rarely

　　Pulling - Rarely

　　Climbing - Rarely

　　Balancing - Rarely

　　Stooping - Rarely

　　Kneeling - Rarely

　　Crouching - Rarely

　　Crawling - Rarely

　　Reaching - Rarely

　　Handling - Occasionally

　　Grasping - Occasionally

　　Feeling - Rarely

　　Talking - Constantly

　　Hearing - Constantly

　　Repetitive Motions - Frequently

　　Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Frequently

　　Working Conditions

　　Extreme cold - Rarely

　　Extreme heat - Rarely

　　Humidity - Rarely

　　Wet - Rarely

　　Noise - Occasionally

　　Hazards - Rarely

　　Temperature Change - Rarely

　　Atmospheric Conditions - Rarely

　　Vibration - Rarely

　　Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Medical Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

　　Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!​

　　Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

　　This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

　　Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

　　Albany Med is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s CapitalRegion and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees.

　　Albany Med offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care andadministration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits including:

　　Excellent health care coverage (http://albanymedcareers.com/benefits/employee-health-%20benefits/) with lower copays at most Albany Med providers.

　　A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing (http://albanymedcareers.com/benefits/employee-advantages/)

　　Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Med offers a full range outpatient and inpatient careand is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 trauma center, and only children’s hospital. Thedowntown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College.

　　Albany Med partners with Columbia Memorial Health, Saratoga Hospital and Glens Falls Hospital to form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.