**Req Number** 163177 Job Description Manages, plans, and organizes the staff and activities of the Health Information Management (HIM) Department. Collaborates with the leadership to implement EMR systems, reviews coding plans to ensure current billing cycle, monitors the delinquent chart count, and oversees the suspension process. Job Responsibility + Provides leadership to HIM team members, supervisors, and managers by communicating and guiding toward achieving department objectives. + Develops, communicates, and builds consensus for goals in alignment with the health system. + Manages and coordinates the staff and activities of the HIM Department; implements Electronic Medical Record information management the health systems including maintaining data standards, quality and procedures. + Ensures computer equipment is updated on a timely basis to keep coding accurate and current; interacts with the health systems support staff to troubleshoot and resolve technical problems. + Reviews the coding plan for potential problems and ensures daily quotas are met to ensure a current billing cycle; monitors the Delinquent Chart Management the health system; evaluates the delinquent chart count; recommends and implements corrective action to keep the number under threshold. + Oversees the production of the weekly suspension list and related reports; maintains accurate and orderly data to support the suspension process; conducts concurrent and retrospective audits of discharge data and logbook documentation to ensure quality and integrity of records. + Manages and implements staffing requirements; ensures adequate coverage at all times. + Develops and manages direct reports; oversees the development and management of indirect reports. + Builds and maintains productive inter/intra-departmental work relationships to optimize operations. + Ensures operating compliance with government and agency regulations. + Ensures coordination, integration, communication, implementation, integrity, and evaluation of operating policies and procedures consistent with standards. + Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions. Job Qualification + Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience. + 6-10 years of relevant experience and 5-7 years of leadership / management experience, required. + Advanced knowledge in Excel & PowerPoint, preferred. + Prior experience in EPIC, preferred. *Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity). The salary range for this position is $70,470-$116,870/year It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.