Job Details
Job Ref: R0084268 Category: Leadership Employment Type: Full-Time Health Care Partner: University of Vermont Medical Center Location: 40 IDX Dr, South Burlington, VT 05403 Department: UVMHN - UVMMC - Revenue Cycle
Job Type: Regular Primary Shift: Day Hours Hours per Week: 40 Weekend Needs: Other Pay Rate: $67.24 - $100.86 per hour
The UVMH System Director HIM & Coding is responsible for strategic design implementation management and governance of UVMH systems and operations of multiple middle revenue cycle functions, including:
• Health Information Management (HIM) Operations • Hospital Coding • Professional Coding • IdentityData Integrity • ROI (Return on Investment) internal and vendor teams • Tumor Registry • Outsourced and Transcription Services • Teams across UVMH
The Director HIM & Coding is responsible for setting the strategic plan for both operations and systems, developing and implementing enterprise-wide solutions, ensuring operational standardization, optimization, and excellence. This role shall ensure UVMH objectives in finance, patient care, medical record management, coding, and patient experience are achieved.
The Director HIM & Coding will develop and manage efficient and effective workflows, achieve financial and operational targets, and direct complex business processes across multiple service areas, campuses, locations, and hours of operation. This position will establish system and organizational goals and objectives, developing and implementing improvements in a collaborative, cost-effective, and efficient manner.
The Director HIM & Coding ensures UVMH and department practice operations are compliant with state and federal regulations, performance quality is best practice, and overall information system structures effectively support financial and clinical needs. This position oversees the HIM teams across UVMH, including sites in Vermont and New York.
Education
Bachelors degree in Health Information Management, Finance, Business Administration, Health Care Services, or Computer Science. Masters degree preferred. Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) required.
Experience
Must have at least 10 years of progressively responsible management experience in a health care setting with a minimum of 7 years management experience required. The ideal candidate will possess management experience in revenue cycle operations and application strategy. Familiarity with organizational structure, operational challenges, and mission of an academic medical center is desirable. Excellent track record for managing complex operational processes and systems integration in a complex health care environment is strongly preferred. Experience in business cycle redesign strongly recommended. Epic experience is required.