Health Information Management (Him) Manager

A career at Palomar Rehabilitation Institute, a 52-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Palomar Health, is more than a job. It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in the San Diego area who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in the Escondido, and the surrounding area, need them. If you are enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

Our benefits:

• Tuition assistance/reimbursement

• Professional development and advancement opportunities

• Targeted approach to career development

• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities

• Superior quality patient outcomes

• Supportive leadership and culture

• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families

• Up to 20 days of PTO for full time employees

• 6 paid holidays for full time employees

• Tuition reimbursement, continuing education opportunities and apprenticeship programs for eligible employees

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Flexible spending and health savings accounts

What you will do in this role:

• Maintain confidentiality of all patient care information to ensure patient rights are protected

• Assist in planning, organizing, directing and maintaining the Health Information Department in accordance with established policies, procedures, state and federal regulations and accreditation standards (i.e. HIPAA, JCAHO, and CARF)

• Assist in establishing and maintaining procedures for the collection, abstracting, filing and retrieval of medical records

• Assist staff physicians in use of electronic medical record

• Work with staff physicians in getting records completed within the required timeframe

• Serve as a resource for hospital leadership and other staff regarding health information issues, rules and regulations and accreditation standards (i.e. HIPAA, TJC)

• Supervise other HIM employees which include initial and on-going training in HIM functions. (if applicable)

• At discharge, process records within required timeframes: assembly, analysis and abstracting

• Review and process requests for patient information within required timeframe and serve as resource for other staff who may be involved in requests after regular business hours

• Other duties as assigned

• RHIT (or eligible) or RHIA (or eligible) or Coding Certification by AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association)

• Prefer two (2) years of experience in health information leadership in a health-related facility preferably a hospital setting

Salary range:

• $62,000 - $83,699 per year. We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this yearly rate, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this yearly rate.

Palomar Rehabilitation Institute strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.