Health Information Manager, RHIT or RHIA -Sibley/Suburban Requisition #: 438945 Location: Johns Hopkins Health System, Bethesda, MD 20810 Category: Manager/Supervisor Work Shift: Day Shift Work Week: Full Time Weekend Work Required: No Date Posted: Nov. 2, 2021Join an amazing global healthcare organization! Excellent compensation package! Awesome benefits, including dependent tuition reimbursement! Requisition #: 395363 Location: 8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814Shift: Full Time (40 hours) Day Shift: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm ExemptPosition Summary:The Site Manager, HIM Operations under the leadership of the Director of HIM Operations, is responsible for providing daily operational leadership for the HIM Department in one or more hospitals. The Manager will be responsible for the following: Assessing work volumes, and ensuring the staff schedule supports turnaround time requirements, and organizational performance expectations; Set employee performance expectations, and monitor individual quality and productivity; Manage timekeeping and attendance; Perform mid-year and annual performance appraisals. This position will serve as the HIM Representative at local hospital leadership meetings, will manage Joint Commission and State Board of health surveys, and will be the functional Manager for Scanning, Release of Information (ROI), Deficiency Management and Record Integrity Audits This position requires the knowledge and experience necessary to independently support HIM Operations in a hospital environment, while operating within a complex multihospital health system, through a shared services model. The Manager is responsible for compliance with all federal and state regulations as they apply to HIM operations, as well as Joint Commission Record of Care standards. The Manager will demonstrate strong customer service and collaboration skills.The Site Manager, HIM Operations, will participate in the Enterprise Forms Management Committee, and support the goal of standardized forms across all hospitals. The Site Manager must understand the direct relationship of clinical forms, barcoding, and Document Types, to the Scanning Operation, to ensure alignment with that practice. Education: Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management preferred, or work experience equivalent to two years of HIM leadership experience, for one year of education experience, ie 8 years.Work Experience: HIM Department Director experience in a hospital preferred, with the ability to independently manage Joint Commission and State Board of Health surveys, and represent HIM in local leadership meetings. Must demonstrate team-building experience, and process improvement concepts, to positively influence the work environment.Licensure/Certification: RHIT Credential required. RHIA Credential preferred. Track 1: RHIA credential, with three years of progressive HIM experience. Track 2: RHIT credential, with five years of progressive HIM experienceKnowledge/Skills: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices, compliance, and policies related to HIM Operations, and how these practices impact hospital operations Proficient knowledge of HIM operations to help ensure clinical documentation is complete and accurate to support patient care, legal and regulatory requirements, and revenue cycle management. Represents HIM throughout the hospital(s) and acts the point of contact between HIM and other hospital departments. Attends local hospital leadership meetings and shares hospital activities with HIM Operations Director. Formulates, communicates, and implements short and long range goals related to HIM operations. Provides oversight and direction in the development and maintenance of HIM policy and procedures relevant to HIM operations. Assists in the development of performance standards to ensure the highest level of productivity and accuracy in HIM operations. Develops staff schedule to ensure established turnaround times and performance expectations Develops and monitors individual performance monitoring program, to ensure regular feedback for defined indicators, and accountability program to maintain high quality. Assists Director of HIM Operations in development of budget and operates within budget. Develops collaborative relationships with other departments in the support of mutual goals and to address issues regarding assigned operational areas. Develops partnership with the coding operations staff to ensure timely completion of medical records, and availability of key documents during periods of backlog or downtime recovery. Assists with the planning, monitoring, and management of the HIM operations budget Assists with the management of vendor relationships and related contracts. Responsible for hiring, termination, corrective action and performance reviews. Serves as team leader for small projects or workgroups. Creates a collaborative and respectful team environment, improving workflows across departments, and within HIM operations Provides high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards. Supports new system implementations and system upgrades. Provides oversite for thorough testing of HIM operations applications, and staff training for system upgrades and conversions, to ensure optimum performance following system implementations and upgrades. Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.