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Catholic Health System

Director Health Information Management SCH

Catholic Health System, Buffalo, New York, United States, 14266


Salary:

114,211.50-171,307.50 USD

Facility:

Sisters of Charity Hospital

Shift:

Shift 1

Status:

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Bargaining Unit:

ACE Associates

Exempt from Overtime:

Exempt: Yes

Work Schedule:

Days

Hours:

M-F 8-4

Summary:The Director of Health Information Management is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining a system-wide data quality management plan and facilitating improvement in overall quality, completeness, and accuracy of the documentation and coding within the medical record. Additionally, the position has oversight responsibilities for maintaining electronic medical records, ensuring they remain accurate, up-to-date, and that practices remain compliant with applicable federal and state regulations for the acute inpatient and outpatient services at all five sites and service lines of Catholic Health (CH). The individual also develops and maintains policies and procedures that will improve and support overall quality of care as well as supporting the revenue cycle and is aligned with organizational goals while promoting timely, accurate, and complete coding and medical records. Ensuring proper education, training, and quality audits are maintained will be a key function of this individual. The individual will have responsibility for inpatient and outpatient coding, HIM operations, and ambulatory coding education and clinical documentation improvement. The director will leverage project management skills, clinical knowledge, coding and documentation knowledge, and understanding of regulatory guidelines to continuously improve processes and compliance. The director is the resident expert for health information management, HIPAA, and JCAHO requirements and regulations.

Responsibilities:EDUCATIONBachelor's degree requiredMaster's degree preferredRHIA requiredCandidates with five (5) or more years of Hospital HIM leadership experience may be considered, but must successfully obtain the RHIA credential within the first year of employment.

EXPERIENCEMinimum five (5) years of hospital HIM leadership experience requiredExperience with inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory coding and CDI preferredExperience with Epic is desiredExperience with managing teams in multiple locations preferredDemonstrated experience in mentoring staff

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITYFlexibility to travel and work throughout Catholic Health on a regular basisThis position is not a remote position, so must have the ability to travel daily to worksitesWorking knowledge of ICD coding, working knowledge of coding for third party payers including CMS guidelines and reimbursement complianceKnowledge of HIPAA, JCAHO and other compliance requirementsDemonstrated skill in critical thinking, communication, diplomacy, and relationship building required, successfully demonstrated in effectively working with a wide variety of people in both individual and group settingsDemonstrated problem solving and inductive reasoning skills, which manifest themselves in creative solutions to operational challengesDemonstrated ability as a strategic leaderOrganizes and manages work to achieve results and tracks performance so that problems are detected early and preventedExhibits a consistent commitment to continuous improvement

WORKING CONDITIONS:ENVIRONMENTNormal heat, light space, and safe working environment; typical of most office jobs

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