Director of Health Information Management (RHIA)

Job Description

Job Description

As the Director of Health Information Management, for Aurora San Diego, you will be responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities concerning analyzing, compiling, abstracting, transcribing, coding, indexing, and filing patient records.

*Pay Range: 75K to 85K Annually

Work Setting: Fully Onsite

Work Site Location: 11878 Avenue of Industry, San Diego, CA 92128

Responsibilities:

• Process all Physician billing requests for medical records
• Review legal requests (subpoenas or court orders) and copy records
• Review all the releases for validity and mail back the ones that are not valid
• Process the delinquent count each week and send out the lists to each physician
• Audit all charts for H&P and Psychological Evaluation compliance and keep track of all data
• Preform transcription corrections in the system and act as the liaison between the transcription services
• Send out the Tri-west requests for records
• Calculate and send Fall audit, Read back audit, timeliness of Psychiatric Evaluation audit, Pre-Discharge Evaluation of Risk audit, and discharge diagnosis
• Chair the “Forms Committee” each month. Take minutes and type the meeting minutes. Update and forward all forms for Quality Council
• Keep the master forms binder up to date with the most current forms
• Ensure that the “Do Not Abbreviate list” is up to date with JCAHO standards each year
• Verify and check the bills for AJS copy, Cor-o-van and Medwrite each month. Act as the Liaison with each company for any problems that arise
• Send out (Quarterly) the denial of rights and involuntary detentions to the county
• Gather and calculate all the data for the Quarterly HIM report for Quality Council
• Keep Policies and Procedures up to date
• Perform In-services and New Hire Orientation training, monthly
• Attend JCAHO meetings, Quality Council, Ethics, Corporate Compliance, Forms Committee and Depart
• Complete OSHPD report, twice a year
• Process ALIRTS report, once a year
• Make sure coding updates are received once or twice a year
• Act as the primary coding for the department. Notifies the Business Office and Utilization R of any corrections or changes made to the diagnosis in the system or any other problems that arise
• Supervise Staff and Employee evaluations and make sure they are up to date on compliance packets. Check e-time for accuracy

Requirements

• High School diploma or General Education Equivalent required. College degree preferred

• RHIA, or RHIT certification (Required)
• Familiarity with psychiatric terminology and terminology and treatment modalities
• College-level reading, writing, and math skills; time management, and organizational skills
• Analytical evaluative, interpretive, and problem-solving skills
• Basic supervisory skills and fiscal management skills
• Ability to maintain information as highly confidential; knowledge of and skills interpreting and applying laws, standards, and regulations affecting health information systems, specifically in mental health service areas

Benefits

• 401K Retirement Plan
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Healthcare Spending Account & Dependent Care Spending Account
• Life Insurance (Supplemental Life, Term, and Universal plans are also available.)
• PTO
• PTO Cash Out option
• Short and Long-Term Disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• ID Theft Protection
• Employee Discount Opportunities