Director Of Health Information Management

JOIN OUR TEAM!!!

Are you looking to be one of the team? To be part of the family and not just another number? Are you looking for a positive work environment where teamwork and diversity are key?

We value your contributions. Every role in our hospital has an impact on each of our patients. We work hard to make sure our employees love their work here. Many have been with us from the very beginning. Because we're physician-owned, we understand the value of having a well-trained, well-resourced staff. When it comes to procedural healthcare, experience matters.

Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital is committed to providing better outcomes for our employees!

• Great Benefits - Medical, Vision, Dental, PTO & 401K
• Individually Tailored 6-12 Week Orientation
• Opportunities for Advancement
• Career Ladder for RNs, LVNs, & CSTs
• Consumer discounts through Perks
• Family Atmosphere
• Opportunity for Multi-Unit Training
• Free CEUs through Cornerstone, our online training system

We are looking for a dedicated Director of Health Information Management like you to join our Lubbock Heart team.

What You Will do in this Role:

• Plan, develop, and coordinate a system of Health Information Management to attain institutional goals and meet standards of accrediting agencies.
• Evaluate and revise chart analysis to ensure appropriateness of information.
• Maintain liaison with medical staff and other personnel to ensure effective operation of the Health Information Management system; help develop systems and method involving any phase of medical record usage in the hospital.
• Develop and implement new departmental policies and procedures and ensure compliance with established standards; serve as primary liaison with hospital personnel to interpret such directives.
• Manage and coordinate the establishment of schedules, task assignments, and allocation of man-hours to fulfill departmental commitments.
• Plan and conduct meeting with subordinates to communicate new policies and to keep employees abreast of hospital and Health Information Management standards.
• Provide education and in-service training to increase efficiency of operations and effectiveness of personnel.
• Supervise hospital representatives in cases involving subpoena of health information; serve on a variety of hospital and professional committees.
• Direct various personnel actions including, but not limited to, hiring, merit recommendations, promotions, and vacation schedules, performance appraisals, transfers and dismissals.
• Coordinate correspondence with outside agencies, insurance companies, attorneys, and authorized requesting parties.
• Supervise the preparation of a variety of reports and analyses.
• Participate in a variety of Health Information Management orientation activities.
• Notify physicians of delinquent, lost, or revised records.
• Supervise the maintenance, retrieval, and referral of all health information.
• Develop and implement a departmental quality assurance program.
• Review records for accuracy and completeness and ensure compliance with established regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate and recommend equipment purchases.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA Privacy Regulations for hospital.
• Educate and train staff.
• Conduct departmental orientation.
• Prepare annual department budget and monitor actual to budget on a monthly basis.

What Qualifications You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Health Inforamtion.
• RHIA preferred.
• 5-10 years expereince in Health Information
• 2-5 years' supervisory experience in healthcare.

Your Shift:

LHSH Incentives

• Flexible Scheduling
• No mandatory overtime

Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital specializes in the care of cardiac, orthopedic, nephrology, urology, and general medical patients. We are also a highly active inpatient center mainly centered on surgical procedures that include cardiothoracic, orthopedic, urology, and general surgery. We have a 24-hour Emergency Department with 5 fully equipped ED rooms, 4 fully operating OR rooms, 4 cardiac catherization labs with 1 electrophysiology room, 11-day surgery rooms, 58 acute care beds spread over three units, and 16 cardiac critical care rooms. We pride ourselves on giving the best overall care possible to our patients and on our family style atmosphere that includes everyone: patients and their families, physicians, and our employees.