Health Information Management System (HIMS) Supervisor Job in Washington, District Of Columbia US
Health Information Management System (HIMS) Supervisor
To oversee the day-to-day operations of the HIMS departments within a cluster to ensure all processes are standardized throughout the region endure timely, complete accurate access to patient health information facilitate the delivery of services, in compliance with all legal, regulatory accreditation requirements. Essential Functions: - Ensures the efficient day-to-day operations of the HIMS departments within a cluster. Establish procedures practices within organizational policies service standards ensure the prompt resolution of internal customer member concerns. - Supervise HIMS staff, including hiring, training development, coaching, counseling evaluating, in conformance with EEO/AA goals, personnel policies union contracts. Ensure effective staff utilization to meet staffing workload requirements within budgetary guidelines. Monitors work performance of subordinates reports to upper level management, as required. Oversee monitor the release of health information in response to both internal external requests for patient information, ensuring compliance with privacy confidentiality guidelines regulations. - Participates in the development implementation of HIMS policies procedures, operations automated systems providing medical information to KPMAS staff providers. - Participates in interdepartmental, service areas regional meetings on committees task forces to develop implement programs processes to achieve current future goals objectives. - Serves as primary resource on HIMS issues to health care teams providers, providing technical expertise, training, education guidance to ensure accurate complete documentation of patient health information. - Collects, analyzes reports data on a periodic basis to monitor the performance of the HIMS function. Initiate initiatives to improve the quality efficiency of health information services. - Maintains working knowledge training of all information systems applications utilized within HIMs to support department operations. - Serves as a technical resource to the HIMS function in other centers throughout the region if needed. - Performs other duties accepts responsibility as assigned. Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: - 3 years of work experience in a health care environment, including at least 1 year of supervision required. - Bachelor's degree in Health Information Technology/Business or related field or equivalent (additional 4 years) combination of education work experience required. - Registered Health Information Technician (formerly ART) certification required. - Demonstrated attention to detail administrative skills required. - Demonstrated competence with word processing software required (preferably in a Windows NT/MS Office environment). Preferred Qualifications: - 2 years in a health information function preferred. - Membership in the HIMS national association (AHIMA) preferred. - Candidates who are eligible but not certified are required to enroll in an accredited program within 90 days must pass the examination within 2 years of their start date in the position.