Program Director, Health Information Management

SUMMARY

Oversees and manages the organization, administration, periodic review, planning, development, and general effectiveness of the Health Information Management Program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Oversees and manages the Health Information Management Program
• Responsible for accreditation activities
• Provides leadership by assuring accreditation standards are met.
• Prepares and administers budget.
• Supervises and assesses the performance of assigned staff.
• Serves as a liaison between the college and health care facilities.
• Oversees didactic and clinical instructional process including student evaluations and schedules.
• Secure and maintain meaningful Professional Practice Experiential Learning contracts with local and distant Professional Practice
• Experiential Learning sites. Oversee scheduling and student assignments to Professional Practice Experiential Learning sites.
• Counsels and advises students.
• Coordinates development of curriculum and revisions
• Prepares course schedules and makes instructional assignments.
• Performs didactic instruction and evaluation of program courses.
• Markets program and recruits students
• Coordinates Advisory Committee and all program admission activities.
• Provides input for outcomes assessment and program objectives.
• Develops and maintains effective communication with prospective applicants, students, graduates, faculty, clinical instructors, and community.
• Conducts faculty, clinical instructor, and staff meetings.
• Maintains required BCI and up to date immunizations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Certified as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).
• Minimum of five years’ professional experience in Health Information Management.
  
  • Years’ experience should be recent.
• Demonstrated experience supervising, planning, assigning, scheduling, and ensuring the quality of the work of others.
• Demonstrated experience effectively making decisions that have major implications on the management and operations within a department.
• Demonstrated experience forecasting, planning, maintaining, preparing, and monitoring a business area’s budget.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in a role requiring dynamic and abstract problem-solving methods in adaptive situations.
• Must successfully complete a Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI) Background Check to include fingerprinting, social security number trace, county record search, state search, and a check of Federal Bureau of Investigation records.
• Must provide proof of required immunizations as specified at: http://www.tri-c.edu/programs/health-careers

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES

• Possess comprehensive knowledge of Health Information Management theories, concepts, and practices with the ability to use them in complex, difficult and/or unprecedented situations as it pertains to the departmental focus.
• Demonstrated intermediate proficiency with Microsoft products, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, and Excel, and OneNote
• Ability to independently set goals and determine best course of action to achieve desired results.
• Demonstrated advanced project management skills.
• Possess excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Possess strong organizational, time-management skills, and is results-oriented.
• Possess strong commitment to providing excellent customer service.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and changing work environment requiring flexibility and teamwork.
• Ability to confidentially and discreetly handle subject matters requiring privacy and sensitivity.
• Ability to collaborate, negotiate and resolve conflicts on major projects.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key contacts to enhance workflow and quality.
• Possess sensitivity to appropriately respond to the needs of students and the community.

COMPETENCIES

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES

• Communication
• Quality of Work
• Continuous Improvement

VERY IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES

• Service Focus
• Collaboration

IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES

• Adaptability
• Time Utilization

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• Master’s Degree
• Demonstrated experience with program accreditation, preferably CAHIIM.
• Demonstrated instructional experience with skills in curriculum design, instructional methods, evaluation, and assessment.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit both students and staff.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS

(The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• The work is performed in a normal, professional office environment.
• The work area is adequately lit, heated, and ventilated.
• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the duties of the job and will perform repetitive motions with hands/fingers using a computer mouse and keyboard to type. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items such as papers, files, pamphlets, books, etc.
• Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite.

Target Starting Salary Range: $75,000 to $85,000 
The final offer for the successful candidate is targeted to fall within this range but will be based upon an assessment of internal equity, the unit’s available budget, and the candidate’s qualifications in relation to the minimum and/or preferred job requirement(s). 

Special Note:  If hired, you must reside in the state of Ohio and be within commuting distance of this work location/campus to respond to onsite work demands upon the employment start date and throughout the duration of your employment with the College, as outlined in 3354:1-40-01.1 Recruitment and Selection Procedure. 

Special Instructions to Applicants: During the application process, you may be required to attach a cover letter and/or resume.  It is recommended that you have these documents ready to be attached electronically to the online application.  This system accepts only MS Word or PDF attachments.  Any employment with the College is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check and drug screen.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Cuyahoga Community College is committed to attaining excellence through the recruitment and retention of a qualified workforce. Cuyahoga Community College is an equal employment/educational opportunity institution.