Interim Medical Record Director

Job Description

At e4health, we Empower Better Health. The e4health Team is on a relentless mission to care for those teams who care for others. We bring our passion, ingenuity, and expertise to every engagement. In joining our Team, we want your help to provide our customers with powerful solutions in the pursuit of quality, integrity, clinical and financial value across healthcare.

Our People make the difference. Serving more than 400 hospitals and health systems nationwide for nearly two decades, e4health provides solutions to tackle the toughest problems in healthcare with unmatched technology, mid-revenue cycle, and operational expertise. e4health solutions streamline clinical, financial, and health information data and workflows, optimize coding, quality, and clinical documentation integrity processes, and address health IT operational challenges to deliver material results for healthcare organizations across the country. Learn more about us at www.e4.health.

Interim Medical Record Director  

Job Summary:

Interim Medical Record Director is responsible for leading the Coding, Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI), Education, Auditing, Medical Records, Transcription, Release of Information, Discharge Analysis, and Data Integrity (MPI) functions. The Interim Director will work closely with HIM Management, Compliance, Revenue Cycle, Medical Staff and Hospital Administration and other Stakeholder. The Interim HIM Director works with the Client in a temporary director capacity, either on-site or remotely, to ensure the facility’s HIM department functions normally while the current director is on leave.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Reports to and coordinates the Medical Record Department’s strategic direction and operational initiatives with the System Director of Compliance, Privacy, Ethics, and HIM
• Leads Medical Record Department operations and ensures goals and KPI’s are achieved
• Manages vendors to ensure adequate coverage, quality, and productivity.  
• Works with Senior leaders to drive key system initiatives
• Leverages best practice methodologies to deliver medical record services that are compliant, optimized, and meet internal and external customer requirements
• Recruits, interviews, and hires medical records team members as requested
• Creates a positive team environment and engagement strategies for onsite and remote workforce.
• Monitors established performance standards and goals for direct reports. Takes action when standards are not meet
• Medical record liaison between administration, providers, revenue cycle, quality, CDI, coding, and other Client Health stakeholder
• Prepares reports and/or attends administrative, medical staff, and other hospital committees as requested
• Works with Providers to solve issues and build positive relationships and trust. 
• Works within EPIC and performs optimization tasks as directed
• Performs other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidate must possess RHIT, RHIA and a coding credntail preferred 
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from an AHIMA certified HIM Program or Nursing Program strongly preferred
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in supervisory role
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in coding, auditing, and/or project management required
• Experience with multiple electronic medical record and billing systems required
• Extremely skilled with Microsoft Office Suite applications (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills required
• Excellent client and customer relations skills required
• Must communicate effectively at all levels inside and outside of the organization and express ideas and information clearly and concisely, in both verbal and written form

Client Required Qualifications

Epic / 3m 360 Required 

1099 Position 

3 - 6 month 

Additional Information

KEY SUCCESS ATTRIBUTES:   

• Demonstrates strong collaboration skills  
• Has strong analytic and problem-solving abilities and techniques  
• Exhibit consistent initiative with strong drive for results and success  
• Demonstrate commitment to a team environment   
• Well-developed written, verbal, and presentation communication skills including deep listening and attention to detail
• Ability to self-motivate and self-direct
• Possess strong time management and organizational skills
• Commitment and adherence to company Core Values 

CORE COMPETENCIES:  

• Communication 
• High level of integrity & ethical judgement
• Consistency and Reliability  
• Meeting Standards 

BENEFITS:

We offer an excellent salary, full benefits package including 401(k) with company match and discretionary profit sharing, group medical, dental, vision, life, & short-term disability insurance, and PTO policy

PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Sitting, talking, hearing and near vision are required over 90% of the time, while walking is required frequently throughout the day. Standing is required over 10% of the time. Feeling is required 90% of the time and reaching is required about 50% of the time. Bending, twisting and climbing are required, as in far vision, but only for 10% or less of the time. Low levels of lifting (10 pounds of less) is required about 25% of the time, while medium levels (20 to 40 pounds) of lifting and carrying are required less than 5% of the time. Ability to travel to field sites may be required up to 15% of the time.

WORKING CONDITIONS WHILE PERFORMING ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Over 90% of the time is spent indoors, with protection from weather conditions. Exposure to noise levels that may be distracting or uncomfortable is present in only unusual situations.

e4health is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category.

Applicants for U.S. based positions with e4health must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.