Department: Medical Records/Support Svcs
FTE: 1.00
Full Time (30 - 40 hours per week)
Shift: Days

Position Summary:
Plan, organize and direct the provision of UNM Health Systems medical records services; establish overall departmental policies, procedures, standards and objectives; supervise all functions, including transcription, record completion, coding abstracting, research, filing, storage, retrieval and maintenance. Ensures adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. No patient care assignment.

Detailed responsibilities:
* GOALS - Direct the coordination, support and development of strategic and operational plans for assigned area
* SYSTEMS - Play a major role in developing the strategic direction for managing the implementation of electronic patient medical information systems, planning for future system expansion and enhancing system access and use
* COORDINATION - Coordinate the activities of the department with other hospital and clinical departments and functions through a variety of standing and ad hoc committees
* POLICY & PROCEDURE - Participate in the development of policies and procedures for assigned areas. Approve departmental policies, practices, and procedures consistent with professional standards, legal/regulatory requirements, and institutional goals
* PROCEDURES - Identify and implement appropriate internal controls for department; provide mechanisms to monitor and enforce compliance
* REPORTS - Prepare and direct the preparation of a variety of recurring and special reports and analyze departmental activities in order to ascertain the extent to which departmental goals are being met
* BENEFITS - Assist employees with accessing and understanding information regarding benefit programs, costs, status and COBRA; aid employees with enrollment and/or disenrollment in benefits as appropriate
* DIRECTIVES - Develop and maintain departmental manuals, procedures and training for staff
* SUPERVISION - Develop efficient organizational structure, supervise employees - select, terminate, train, educate, correct deficiencies, perform appraisals, issue discipline, counsel, schedule work assignments; encourage staff teamwork and growth initiatives
* BUDGET - Develop and administer the division's annual budget; monitor and approve expenditures
* POLICY AND PROCEDURES - Develop, annually review, revise, update, maintain and communicate hospital policies and procedures to subordinates and serve as a liaison between employees, administration, and the medical staff
* BRIEF - Inform Executive Director HIM of department activities, needs and problems

Qualifications

Education:
Essential:
* Bachelor's Degree
Nonessential:
* Master's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
* Related Discipline
Nonessential:
* Related Discipline

Experience:
Essential:
1 year directly related experience

Nonessential:

Credentials:
Essential:
* Registered Health Information Administrator

Physical Conditions:
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Working conditions:
Essential:
* No or min hazard, physical risk, office environment

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