MGR - HIM/MEDICAL RECORDS

Responsibilities Purpose:

This position is responsible for the overall operations and management of the Health Information Management department with key responsibilities to include (but not limited to) implementing and overseeing processes to assure the security of medical records and health information systems, ensuring the accurate and timely coding of patient diagnoses, ensuring the accurate and timely completion of medical records, ensuring consistent compliance with relevant laws, requirements, oversight standards, and company policies and procedures, and effectively supervising department staff.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises the H ealth Information management staff and monitors department budget . Ensures timely and appropriate processing of patient records . Ensures that chart deficiencies are resolved in a timely manner . Establishes and maintains safeguards for security of health information systems and medical records . Manages the release of information function for the facility, and maintains policies and standards of practice to assure that release of information requests are appropriate and meet legal standards. Develops systems for retention and destruction of overflow records and discharge records. P ro vides oversight for concurrent chart review. Provides development guidance and assistance in the identification, implementation, and maintenance of the organization's information privacy policies and procedures . Provides oversight for hospital-wide ORYX activities. Develops a mechanism to track access to protected health information. Develops and reviews all applicable policies and procedures for Health Information management and provides oversight for HI PAA compliance. Participates with leaders from governing body, management, and medical and allied staff to foster information privacy awareness within the organization. Maintains good relationships with physicians, allied staff, and hospital employees . Identifies and communicates problems and/or opportunities to improve processes with appropriate department staff. Provides education/in-services/training in Health Information Management, ORYX, and HIPAA compliance as needed. Attends meetings that include, but may not be limited to, Performance Improvement Committee, Environment of Care Committee, and FMEA Committee. Assigns ICD- 10 and/or DSM codes to ensure accurate billing and correct reimbursement. Reads and interprets medical records documentation to identify all diagnoses, conditions, problems, and/or other reasons for patients' medical and behavior al health care. Provides the highest quality customer service based on the hospital's Service Excellence program standards. Qualifications About Universal Health Services One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws . Notice Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.