Responsibilities

Cedar Hills Hospital is a 98-bed behavioral health hospital and outpatient services provider in Portland, Oregon, dedicating to healing our patients’ minds and bodies through a combination of high-quality clinical services and holistic healing practices.

We are seeking a full-time Health Information Manager to be responsible for directing the activities of the Health Information Management Department in the management and maintenance of all patient medical records information, ensuring compliance with all state and federal laws, rules/regulations of licensing agencies and within JCAHO standards for the quality of patient care.

This exempt-level leadership position oversees a team of HIM support staff and Medical Coders. This role assures that records are kept confidential, secure, current, authenticated, legible, and complete. Records and informational content must be safeguarded against loss, defacement, and tampering, as well as from use by unauthorized individuals. The Health Information Manager provides services necessary for prompt retrieval of information, both clinical (diagnosis codes) and statistical (admissions, etc.) and provides for transcription of clinical dictation and utilization review for third party payers. This position oversees release of information within state and federal confidentiality guidelines and serves as facility HIPAA Security Officer, assuring the ongoing management of information policy, procedure and technical systems in order to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all facility information systems.

A successful person in this role is able to work cooperatively across departments and with all levels of hospital staff and doctors. Detail-orientation is important. The HIM team is stable and the reason this position is open is due to the promotion of the previous Manager so, we are looking for someone who can integrate well with a smoothly operating team!

Estimated salary range for this position is around $65,000 and up/annual dependent on experience.

What We Offer

• Up to $52,500 in student loan repayment funds or tuition reimbursement
• Competitive pay & benefit package including:
  • medical/dental/vision (multiple plan types available to suit coverage/cost preferences)
  • 401k with 3% employer match
  • Above-market Paid Time Off/Sick Time (over 200 hours first year with seniority increases)
  • Employee stock options
  • Full-spectrum ancillary benefits including short-term/long-term disability, personal accident, AD&D, critical illness, supplemental life, FSA/DCA/HSA accounts, discounts with local partners, and more
  • Relocation Assistance

• Career development, leadership training, and promotional opportunities both within Cedar Hills Hospital and throughout the entire UHS network
• Free counseling services through our EAP for employees and family members.

Qualifications

Position Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in information management/medical records required or equivalent combination of education and experience. Current and active educational enrollment to Health Information degree and expectation to obtain certification within 6 months of hire.
• Experience: A minimum of three (3) - five (5) years manager/leadership experience in information management with direct experience in a health care facility preferred. Professional behavioral health experience is a plus. Thorough knowledge of medical records coding and medical terminology required.

• Additional Requirements: Certification accreditation as a registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), as determined by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Who We Are

Cedar Hills Hospital is part of Universal Health Services, a Fortune 500 large healthcare organization with over 400 acute care and behavioral health locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. We are proud to have been chosen as one of Fortune’s “Most Admired Companies” for 10 years in a row. We balance the financial stability and high resource availability offered by UHS with our own cooperative, caring work environment where each team member is respected for the unique, essential contributions he/she/they bring to our hospital and to the specific needs of the Portland community.

At Cedar Hills, our team of board-certified psychiatrists, internal medicine and family physicians, licensed therapists, and dedicated nursing staff provide individualized, continuum of care treatment in a stigma-free environment for adults aged 18 and over.

We recruit for a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourage people from a variety of academic, ethnic, cultural, gender, and neurological backgrounds to apply.

About Portland, Oregon

Portland residents can access snowy mountains, ocean beaches, temperate rainforests, or desert vistas within a short 1.5-hour drive. The city overflows with cultural offerings at a cost of living that is lower than many major metropolitan areas and is regularly recognized as one of the most flourishing cities on the West Coast. Cedar Hills Hospital is located on Portland’s SW side in a green, single-family home neighborhood free of heavy traffic and next to some of the state’s best schools. Our location’s proximity to downtown and to west side suburbs suits both urbanites seeking a busy city lifestyle as well as nature-loving folks interested in our nature trails and world-famous gardens. Please inquire about relocation assistance.

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.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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