Health Information Manager (HIM)

Company Description

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Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that values individuals, talents, partnerships, ideas, experiences, and different perspectives, recognizing their importance to the continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Pay Range: $131,490- $161,028 Annually

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Job Description

We have an opening for a Health Information Manager (HIM) to lead and manage the Health Services Department (HSD) WebChart Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, with the primary goal of improving employee health outcomes. In this role, you will partner cross-functionally with physicians, nurses, clinical, and administrative staff to improve the delivery of services. You will work cooperatively with IT developers and vendors as you lead projects to upgrade or enhance the tools while helping clinical staff to use them effectively. You will manage a small team of IT and HIM professionals to ensure clinical support. This position is in the Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) Directorate and will report to the Site Occupational Medical Director.

This position may offer a hybrid schedule, which includes the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week, after a probationary period. The specifics of the hybrid schedule, including the exact number of days required in the office and virtual work options may vary based on the needs of the team and the organization

You will:

• Be the super user, liaison and subject matter expert for HSD’s EMR and other systems.
• Mentor and lead a team to support the technology needs of clinical staff and develop, teach and perform quality assurance, scheduling, and similar functions.
• Manage the access retention, privacy, and security for medical records and other covered artifacts to meet and exceed guidelines of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) as well as Federal, State, and local standards for record retention.
• Plan, organize, and oversee all aspects of HSD’s electronic health information and related system interfaces (Time, Enablon, LabCorp, WebMD, EAM, WPC, LTRAIN, and People) with technical support from the Information Technology group (LivIT Program).
• Manage enhancements and upgrades. Provide support for staff workflows with templates and other tools for effective work.
• Improve clinical workflows, working directly with the people who do them, design efficient tools within and connected to the EMR.
• Extract meaningful clinical and operational data to report trends and fulfill internal and external reporting needs.
• Provide strategic direction and oversight to the Health Services Department Health Information Technology multi-year roadmap.
• Ensure that all health records systems and other records management projects are completed effectively, and according to specifications by effectively managing resources, timelines, and stakeholders from initiation to closure.
• Advise organizational senior management on HIM policies, procedures and projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant health information technology related field, or equivalent combination of education and significant related experience.
• Significant experience and/or formal training and expert knowledge in health information management and administration, understanding technical principles, theories, practices, and medical terminology to assure quality management of data and health information.
• Significant experience in the administration and management of an EMR system.
• Experience developing and/or improving clinical processes using an EMR system and curating or modifying system capabilities.
• Advanced skills using desktop tools (e.g., Excel) to manage clinical processes and workflows, track, and trend data, and develop operational reports.
• Strong o