Health Information Management Manager

Health Information Management Manager 

Job Type: Full Time, Days

Your experience matters

At Centra Behavioral Health Hospital, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

Come join us in our journey of opening a brand-new hospital!

How you'll contribute 

Responsible for planning, developing, and administering health information services consistent with accreditation/regulatory standards as well as facility/company standards and policies. Directs the operations of the department and implements P&Ps for documenting, storing and retrieving information, processing medical legal documents, insurance data, and correspondence requests. Manager supervises and maintains patient medical records and monitors staff documentation requirements. The manager assists with centralized coding efforts and acts as facility HIPAA officer.

Why join us 

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers: 

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Brand new facility: Brand new hospital, built from the ground up, with cutting edge equipment and technology!

Responsibilities: 

• Works collaboratively with physicians and hospital staff to assure completion of records that meet all regulatory and facility requirements.

• Reviews and responds to the daily fatal error reports for HIM related issues.

• Answer inquiries from internal and external contacts regarding information recorded in patient's medical records, within all departmental policies and guidelines.

• Responds appropriately to any potential HIM issues.

• Reports/records HIPAA incidents in a timely manner & investigates to determine if breach of confidentiality occurred.

• Performs timely audits on medical charts to ensure documentation is complete and accurate.

• Prepares/audits the medical records post discharge to assure all required documentation is present.

• Accurately records and monitors departmental deficiency rate and maintains rate below 30%.

• Informs/educates all facility staff of HIPAA/ Part 2 policies pertaining to medical records and remain current on all laws and regulations regarding confidentiality of patient/medical information.

• Provides leadership and management to all Medical Records staff and conducts regular departmental meetings to consistently improve service.

• Adheres to release of patient information/medical records according to hospital and regulatory requirements.

• Ensures dictation reports are completed and filed in the MR according to time requirements.

• Work collaboratively with hospital departments to process all requests for medical records.

Qualifications and requirements

Applicants should possess the following qualifications and skills:

• Education: Associates or Bachelor's degree preferred.

• Experience: Previous experience in health information management required, prior supervisory experience preferred.

• License: Prefer Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT). Valid driver's license preferred.

• Additional Requirements: May be required to work flexible hours.

About Us 
Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone-your experience matters

EEOC Statement

Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.