Supervisor-Health Info. Management/Full-Time-Days/Atrium Medical Center

Job Title: Supervisor-Health Information Management

Unit:  Health Information

Shift: Full-Time-Days-8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Facility: Atrium Medical Center

Under the general management of the Premier Regional HIMS Manager, the Site Supervisor of HIMS is responsible for the overall planning, organizing, staffing, and controlling all record processing function of HIMS except for coding and transcription.  All work is carried out in accordance with the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and Health Information Management Services approved policies and procedures. The incumbent is responsible for monitoring productivity, working with the Regional Manager to establish standards, and general maintaining the supervisory responsibility for these functional areas of the HIMS department. This individual is responsible for overseeing the site work area as well as the performance appraisals of site HIMs direct reports.

Education

Minimum Level of Education Required: Associate Degree 

Additional requirements:

§  Type of degree: Associate degree Associate Degree

§  Area of study or major: Associate degree required in Health Information Management or related fieldAssociate Degree required in Health Information Management or related field

§  Preferred educational qualifications: N/A

§  Position specific testing requirement: N/AN/A

Licensure/Certification/Registration

§ RHIT certification requiredRHIT certification required

     Experience

     Minimum Level of Experience Required: 5-7 years of job related experience5 - 7  years of job related experience

     Prior job title or occupational experience: N/AN/A

     Prior specific functional responsibilities: N/A

N/A

     Preferred experience: A minimum of 2 years of leadership experience in an HIMS departmentA minimum of 2 years of leadership experience in an HIMS department.

 N/A

     Knowledge/Skills

• Good interpersonal skills and communication skills are essential.

• Strong organizational skills.

• Effective oral and written communication.

• Must display self-control, soiund judgement, diplomacy, and flexibility.

§  Good interpersonal skill and communication skills are essential.

§  Strong organizational skills

§  Effective oral and written communication

§  Must display self-control, tact, sound judgment, diplomacy, and flexibility