What are the responsibilities and job description for the HIM Director / Health Information Management position at Connections Healthcare Staffing?
Our client, a midsized healthcare facility located near Paducah, KY, has a need for a HIM Director to join their team. MUST have actual HIM Management experience to be considered!! RHIT certification is REQUIRED!
Essential Functions
- Develops and implements departmental goals, plans, and standards consistent with the clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements/objectives of the organization.
- Directs and evaluates departmental operations, including patient care delivery, information technologies, service level determination, and complaint management, to achieve performance and quality control objectives.
- Plans and monitors staffing activities, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives.
- Prepares, monitors, and evaluates departmental budgets, and ensures that the department operates in compliance with allocated funding.
- Coordinates and directs internal/external audits.
- Creates and fosters an environment that encourages professional growth.
- Ensures department stays focused on their important role in the continuum of care.
Minimum Education
- Associate’s degree Required or Graduate of a Program in Discipline Required; Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
- RHIT certification Required; RHIA certification Preferred
- Registration with American Health Information Management Association
Required Skills
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
- Previous leadership experience is a MUST as they have been without a Director for a while
- Ideally candidate will have some Director experience, but progressive leadership experience into management would be ok. It's a smaller team and we're the only hospital in town so someone who can work with a small community.
This is a small town in Western Kentucky, the closest major city with an airport is Nashville, TN which is about 2.5 hours away so it is important that we get a candidate that is ok living in a more rural area. Paducah is about 30 minutes from here, and offers a bit more in terms of entertainment. If we are looking to relocate someone for this position, they need to want to live in this type of community, it can't just be taking a job because it's a Director role. We can't afford to have turnover in this position in 1-2 years because the market is so tight here.
