Company Description:

Rutherford Regional Health System is a 143-bed acute care facility that offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Rutherford Regional is dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet their healthcare needs. We provide our services in a caring, professional environment through the teamwork of our medical staff and employees.

Rutherford Regional Health System’s partnership with Duke LifePoint Healthcare is bringing the pieces together to transform healthcare in Rutherford County. Duke LifePoint Healthcare is a joint venture of Duke University Health System, one of the country’s leading academic health systems, and LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier. These two forces joined because of the shared interest in collaborating with hospitals, healthcare providers and patients to bring high quality, innovative healthcare services to communities. Duke LifePoint combines Duke’s unparalleled expertise in clinical excellence and quality care with LifePoint's extensive resources and knowledge and experience operating community hospitals and healthcare organizations.

Essential Functions:

• Develops and implements department goals, plans, policies, procedures, and standards consistent with the clinical, admistrative, legal, and ethical requirements/objectives of the organization.
• Plans and monitors staffing activities, including screening applicants, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions and continuing education initiatives.
• Coordinates and directs internal/external audits.
• Creates and fosters an environment that encourages professional growth.
• Ensures department stays focused on their important role in continuum of care.
• Coordinates, organizes, and supervises the record processing functions and staff of the HIM Technicians area including assignment of work.
• Monitors medical records for compliance with legal requirements; confers with other staff concerning quality compliance issues.
• Coordinates implementation and maintenance of the EMR/ELR system; acts as liaison with MIS and works with staff to resolve software problems.
• Develops policies and procedures relating to reconciliation of medical records and records processing functions.
• Prepares payroll in the absence of the HIM Director.
• Responds to inquires of staff, vendors, and the public for the purpose of providing information and/or direction, discussing and resolving any issues and/or problems.
• Promotes quality improvement, staff and patient safety, cultural diversity and contributes to the morale and teamwork of the staff through department operations and by personal performance.
• Assumes job role of HIM Technician in staff absence and contributes to daily work plan as needed for achieving department goals.
• Follows all departmental and organizational policies and procedures.
• Understand the relationship between coding and billing and the four day bill hold process.
• Prepares agendas and presentations, prepares minutes, conducts and reports statistical studies, performs and reports the results of audits and studies.
• Provides technical / operational training to staff and providers.
• Upholds the LifePoint Health Core Values of: Honesty, Integrity & Trustworthiness, Inclusion, Compassion, and Legal/Ethical Compliance in all facets of his/her work.
• Assists other departments as needed with other requests and special projects as needed.

Minimum Education: Associate’s Degree Required

Required Skills:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, organizational skills, verbal skills, interpersonal skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment, take appropriate action and lead the HIM Technician Team.
• Must be proficient in word processing software including Outlook Email, Excel and Microsoft Word.

Certifications: RHIT preferred

Minimum Work Experience: 1-3 years of Health Information Management Experience Required

Benefits - Wide range of benefits options!

Here at Rutherford Regional, you choose your own Medical, Dental, and Vision plans from a variety of competitive options that give you the coverage that best fits your needs.

• HSA
• 401(K) retirement plan contributions
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
• Prescription Assistance with OptumRx
• Income protection programs for the entire family such as life insurance, Short/Long-term Disability, and Identity Theft.
• Employee Assistance program at no cost to you to provide emotional, legal, financial, and daily life support for your entire household. Services are available 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week.
• Free travel and entertainment discount program to ensure you enjoy your time away from work.
• Vitality Employee Wellness Plan allows you to take up to 30% off of your bi-weekly health insurance premiums. You also accrue points which allows you to buy merchandise or gift cards at no cost to you.