Senior Director of Health Information Management - HSO Health Information Management - Mount Sinai Hospital - Full-Time

Responsibilities

• Directs the leadership and daily operations of HIM departments across all campuses, ensuring the effective utilization of Health Information Management technologies to optimize electronic medical record processes, document management, and information security.
• Responsible for the secure and confidential administration of health information to promote continuity of patient care, enable research activities, and advance revenue cycle initiatives.
• Monitors HIM components of revenue cycle, departmental reporting, assessments, audits, and implements process improvement opportunities.
• Evaluates workflow, revises and documents key departmental processes.
• Ensures HIM policies and procedures conform to JCAHO, State, and Federal regulations.
• Advises medical staff, administration, and related departments regarding completion of medical records as outlined in Medical Center Bylaws.
• Oversees internal and external data processing and reporting procedures.
• Develops departmental budgets and ensures efficient allocation of expenditures.
• Evaluates, advises, and assists in implementation of HIM-related systems to support departmental and/or health system processes.
• Collaborates with administrators, medical staff, clinical directors, nursing leadership, IT, and other departments to implement process changes and maintain existing processes.
• Functs as a liaison between Finance, Patient Accounting, Compliance, Administration, Clinical Departments, and Non-Clinical Departments for HIM processes.
• Creates/supports an environment fostering teamwork, cooperation, respect, and diversity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management.
• Minimum of 2 years EPIC experience.
• 7+ years managing in a hospital setting of 200 beds or more, including experience in large academic medical centers.
• Experience managing in a union environment.
• Experience with transformational leadership.
• Registered Health Information Administrator (R.H.I.A.) required.