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TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center

HIM Director

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States,


This position is incentive eligible.

IntroductionAre you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as an HIM Director today with TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center.

Job Summary and QualificationsAs the Facility HIM Director, you will be responsible for managing, coordinating, and performing the day‐to‐day operations and workflow of the facility-based HIM operations. You will assist the Regional HIM Director with the oversight and implementation of facility related HIM Service Center (HSC) operational planning, service level agreements, budgets, workflow processes, and internal controls. You also actively participate in the facility based unbilled management process and resolution of issues contributing to unbilled accounts.

What you will do in this role:

Assist with the Horizon Patient Folder (HPF)/McKesson Patient Folder (MPF) and HIM Shared Services activities, including but not limited to: FTE management, forms management, interface workbook, operational assessment, action planning, productivity monitoring, release of information management, record storage and destruction management, staff education, and HIM operations cleanup.

Responsible for managing facility based HIM operations and staff including, but not limited to, record pick up and reconciliation, release of information request processing, hardcopy retrieval of medical records, tumor and/or trauma registry, and processing of birth certificate/paternity papers as applicable. Routinely assist in the performance of facility based HIM operations including, but not limited to, ad hoc record pick up and reconciliation, release of information request processing, and hardcopy retrieval of medical records as needed.

Perform facility unbilled activities including physician query follow up, physician incomplete record follow up, collaboration with facility department leaders in monitoring and working unbilled reports, working the applicable HPF/MPF queues, working the applicable unbilled management reports and queues, (e.g., DET/eRequest, Bill 49) and management of HIM operations unbilled processes.

Oversee facility-specific 360 Encompass Computer Assisted Coding (CAC) implementation activities for all patient types. Support and sustain the HIM operational aspects of CAC post go-live.

Work all applicable HPF/MPF workflow queues (includes, but is not limited to, the Facility HIM Department Queue, all Coding Pend for Queues, Review Queues, Unknown Document Queue, Cancelled Accounts Queue and all Wait for Workflow Trigger Queues) according to established workflow guidelines and schedules.

Work collaboratively with Medical Staff and Facility Leadership to comply with standards and guidelines enforced through the Medical Staff Bylaws/Rules and Regulations (e.g., suspension of privileges) and is responsible for facilitation and execution of physician notification processes regarding medical record documentation deficiency, delinquency, and physician suspension.

Primary facility contact for external agencies requiring on‐site viewing of medical records.

Active participant, at times with the assistance of the Regional HIM Director, in preparing for or assisting with external agency (e.g., The Joint Commission, Board of Health) reviews of the facility.

What qualifications you will need:

Bachelor’s degree required. Degree requirement may be substituted by current enrollment in a Bachelor's Degree program or equivalent work experience with CEO approval.

A minimum of one year of HIM department experience is preferred; three or more years is strongly preferred.

A minimum of one year healthcare management experience is strongly preferred.

RHIA or RHIT strongly preferred.

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our HIM Director opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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