Program Director, Health Information Management

Department: Health Professions M & E • Location: Metropolitan Campus • Reports to: Associate Dean Health Professions M & E • Employment Type: Administration and Professionals • Non-Union position

About the role

Oversees and manages the organization, administration, periodic review, planning, development, and general effectiveness of the Health Information Management Program.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and manages the Health Information Management Program
• Responsible for accreditation activities and ensures accreditation standards are met
• Prepares and administers budget
• Supervises and assesses the performance of assigned staff
• Serves as a liaison between the college and health care facilities
• Oversees didactic and clinical instructional process, including student evaluations and schedules
• Secures and maintains meaningful Professional Practice Experial Learning contracts with local and distant sites
• Oversees scheduling and student assignments to Professional Practice Experial Learning sites
• Counsels and advises students
• Coordinates development of curriculum and revisions
• Prepares course schedules and makes instructional assignments
• Performs didactic instruction and evaluation of program courses
• Markets program and recruits students
• Coordinates Advisory Committee and all program admission activities
• Provides input for outcomes assessment and program objectives
• Develops and maintains effective communication with prospective applicants, students, graduates, faculty, clinical instructors, and community
• Conducts faculty, clinical instructor, and staff meetings
• Maintains required Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) clearance and up-to-date immunizations
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Certified as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
• Minimum of five years’ recent professional experience in Health Information Management
• Demonstrated experience supervising, planning, assigning, scheduling, and ensuring the quality of the work of others
• Demonstrated experience effectively making decisions that have major implications on the management and operations within a department
• Demonstrated experience forecasting, planning, maintaining, preparing, and monitoring a business area’s budget
• Must successfully complete a Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI) Background Check (fingerprinting, social security number trace, county record search, state search, and Federal Bureau of Investigation records check)
• Must provide proof of required immunizations (http://www.tri-c.edu/programs/health-careers)

Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of Health Information Management theories, concepts, and practices with the ability to use them in complex, difficult, and/or unprecedented situations
• Demonstrated intermediate proficiency with Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, Excel, OneNote)
• Ability to independently set goals and determine best course of action to achieve desired results
• Demonstrated advanced project management skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong organizational and time-management skills; results-oriented
• Strong commitment to providing excellent customer service
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and changing work environment requiring flexibility and teamwork
• Ability to confidentially and discreetly handle subject matters requiring privacy and sensitivity
• Ability to collaborate, negotiate, and resolve conflicts on major projects
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key contacts to enhance workflow and quality
• Sensitivity to appropriately respond to the needs of students and the community

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Demonstrated experience with program accreditation, preferably CAHIIM
• Demonstrated instructional experience with skills in curriculum design, instructional methods, evaluation, and assessment
• Demonstrated ability to recruit both students and staff

Physical Demands / Working Conditions

The work is performed in a normal, professional office environment. The work area is adequately lit, heated, and ventilated. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the duties of the job and will perform repetitive motions with hands/fingers using a computer mouse and keyboard. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items such as papers, files, pamphlets, books, etc. Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite.

Pay

Target starting salary range: $80,000 to $90,000. The final offer will be based upon an assessment of internal equity, the unit’s available budget, and the candidate’s qualifications in relation to the minimum and/or preferred job requirements.

Schedule

Standard college hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm.