Health Information Manager - HIM Clinical - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Exempt) (Non-Union)

The Manager uses clinical, coding and CDI expertise to perform daily operational management. This position evaluates the adequacy and effectiveness of internal and operational controls designed to ensure that processes and practices lead to appropriate execution of regulatory requirements and guidelines related to facility coding and CDI practices, including federal and state compliance standards. The Manager uses Health Information Management and Revenue Cycle knowledge to perform daily operational management. This position evaluates the adequacy and effectiveness of internal and operational controls designed to ensure that processes and practices lead to appropriate execution of regulatory requirements and guidelines related to documentation compliance and facility coding practices, including federal and state compliance standards. In addition, the Manager of Data Integrity and Informatics will provide leadership and assist in the ongoing assessment, development and oversight of the medical record completion requirements to meet accreditation and licensure requirements for Keck Medicine of USC hospitals and clinics. Works closely with the medical staff to provide support with record completion requirements including EHR in-servicing as it relates to record completion. This position assists in the development of departmental goals and identifies strategies to achieve those goals. Supports accreditation and licensure auditing requirements as it relates to record completion. Essential Duties a. Plans, develops, evaluates and refines an efficient and effective medical record/health information management system that ensures quality data of all records. b. Serves as a resource for other hospital departments and medical staff in areas of medical record documentation requirements and forms design. c. Develops, continually refines and updates HIM policies, procedures, continuous quality improvement of medical record documentation and all related systems. d. Coordinates and integrates department services on intradepartmental, interdepartmental, and hospital-wide levels. e. Plans for the provision of services through provision of appropriate levels of qualified, competent staff. Policies and procedures are in place to support scope of services. f. Establishes and maintains performance improvement and quality control activities which support the department and the hospital. g. Provides for orientation, training, and continuing education of staff. h. Develops training tools to support medical record documentation by the medical staff. i. Provides direct one-to-one training to medical staff to support medical record documentation. j. Develops auditing program and reporting of accreditation and licensure medical documentation requirements. k. Provides summary audit findings to medical staff to improve performance. l. Provides communication to medical staff and leadership regarding chart completion deficiencies and medical staff suspension. MANAGEMENT: Ability to supervise (including hiring, counseling, coaching, terminating, etc.), evaluate staff performance in a timely fashion, schedule staff according to scope of services and budgetary requirements, work independently with little or no supervision, and knowledge of employee rights. COMMUNICATION: Ability to communicate effectively intra-departmentally, interdepartmentally, and externally, provide timely follow-up with written and verbal requests including voice mail and email. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT and Policies and Procedures: Participates in continuously assessing and improving departmental and hospital-wide performance. Knowledge of performance improvement methodologies and processes; ability to implement changes to improve processes inter- and intra-departmentally; develop, revise, interpret, and enforce hospital and departmental policies and procedures; evaluate systems to determine whether current policies and procedures are functioning and make changes when necessary. EDUCATION/CONTINUING EDUCATION: Knowledge of hospital education and orientation requirements; ability to orient and train new staff; assess educational needs of HIM staff and medical staff; develop an education plan for the department and medical staff; assess Health Information Management needs for professional growth and development. MEDICAL STAFF MEETING PARTICIPATION/COORDINATION: Understands functions of the Medical Record Committee and provides pertinent information; knowledge of Medical Staff bylaws and regulatory requirements for medical staff committees; work with Quality Management staff to coordinate records for committee review; coordinate with Medical Staff Coordinators to establish agendas and provide documentation as required. DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS: Knowledge of JCAHO, Title XXII, Conditions of Participation and other regulations; maintain transcription turnaround time according to hospital guidelines; monitor all functions to ensure backlogs do not occur; utilize staff effectively for special projects. Performs other duties as assigned by Administration. Required Qualifications High school or equivalent. Associate’s Degree. 2 years Experience as HIM Coordinator, HIM Supervisor or Department Manager of the Medical Record/HIM Department in an acute care hospital. Knowledge of care delivery documentation systems and related medical record documentation. Proficiency with Microsoft Applications, including word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software. Extensive knowledge and experience in reporting software and electronic medical record systems. Maintains working knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid rules and regulations regarding basic coding. Demonstrated interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills when dealing with multidisciplinary teams and a variety of ongoing activities. Knowledge of project management processes and systems. Knowledge of statistical analysis and reporting practices pertaining to quality improvement and program evaluation. Demonstrated organizational and project management skills. Ability to be creative and innovative in a high volume work environment. Ability to lead teams and produce project results within schedule and budget. Ability to plan, organize, motivate, mentor, direct and evaluate the work of others. Ability to work independently. Skilled and experienced in data analysis and qualitative reporting of results. Demonstrated organizational and critical thinking skills, ability to assess, evaluate and teach. Demonstrated judgment and independent decision making. Required Licenses/Certifications Registered Health Information Administrator - RHIA (AHIMA) or Registered Health Information Technician. Fire Life Safety Training (LA City). If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date (required within LA City only). The annual base salary range for this position is $,. - $,.. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations. #J-18808-Ljbffr Keck Medicine of USC