Director, Health Information Management

Department

Health Information Management

Job Summary

This dynamic leader utilizes a systems approach in planning, creating strategies, and developing programs that address Health Information Management functions, including the legal medical record, coding, scan centers, release of information, transcription, chart completion, physician notification and suspension, quality, and records custodian for court appearances. The Director develops, implements, coordinates and monitors the hospital's Health Information Management functions to assure current best practice standards and compliance with Federal, State and regulatory agency requirements. The Director works collaboratively with key individuals: physicians, patients, clinical staff, directors, administrators, and the Revenue Cycle Team. The Director establishes teamwork with the Director of Risk Management / Privacy Officer to drive adherence to appropriate medical record access, system access audits, and response to chart reviews by regulatory agencies. The Director manages, organizes, and co-facilitates the Medical Records Committee with the physician chairperson per the Conditions of Participation. The Director sets the tone and models positive leadership behavior in support of staff, and towards achieving department and organizational goals.

Required Qualifications

• Require a minimum of five (5) years of experience in a complex electronic medical record (EMR) environment in a large, acute care hospital setting.
• Require a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) with a Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer Certification in Healthcare Privacy and Security (CHPS) and/or background in informatics.
• Prefer project management or enterprise system implementation experience.
• Prefer ability to provide leadership and mentoring by guiding individuals and groups towards desired outcomes, setting high performance standards and delivering industry-leading quality services.
• Prefer ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on complex topics to staff, physicians, Managers, Directors, Administration and the Board.
• Prefer demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with physicians and create a collaborative environment, as well as, deliver high quality service to all internal and external customers.
• Prefer demonstrated organizational and time management skills to maximize productivity and outcomes.
• Prefer demonstrated written and oral communication skills, to include composing correspondence and reports.
• Prefer demonstrated proficiency in Windows-based software, with the ability to instruct staff on systems, and develop complex reports.
• Prefer ability to develop, read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
• Prefer ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Prefer management experience at a large community hospital system with multiple locations.

Mandatory Education

BD: Bachelor Degree

Preferred Education

M D: Masters Degree

Reputation. Community. Impact. Growth.

Every day, our patients at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System receive a first-class experience in care from a team on a mission to deliver the highest level of care in America. In the process of rising to that challenge, one by one, our people are finding their purpose and feeling their impact. Now it is your turn to see yourself here.

• Highest 5-Star rating from Medicare for quality and safety
• Straight "A's" for Patient Safety
• SMH is also listed among U.S. News "Best Hospitals for Maternity" for 2021-2022; the only hospital in the region to make the list.
• One of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals, 40 Top Teaching Hospitals and 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospital
• Listed among U.S. News' 50 Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation Services and Specialized Urology Care, 2022 - 2023
• Forbes' Best Employers for Women
• Named among the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek, 2019-2022

The benefits of being the best:

Our commitment to becoming the best community hospital and health care system means providing the best possible benefits to our people. Some highlights:

Total Rewards Package

• Paid Time Off (start earning PTO on day one of employment)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Discounted Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Benefit Plans for Full & Part-Time Employees
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care) - Pre-Tax Dollars
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan: 403b
• Sarasota Campus for now - Discounted Child Care & Before and After School Program and Summer Camp!
• Bereavement Leave
• Free Parking
• On Campus Dining w/ a 30% discount
• Credit Union w/ teller machines on campus
• Direct Deposit
• Free Wellness Screening
• Free confidential counseling services
• Employee Discount Programs
• Recognition Programs
• Referral Programs
• Tremendous growth opportunities for hard workers

Employment Screening Requirements

As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/