Building Location:Essentia Health Distribution Center

Department:1006380 HEALTH INFORMATION MGMT - EH SS

Job Description:The Health Information Manager is responsible for implementing policies and strategies, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices, and managing resources and systems for health information management across the organization. Key duties include identifying best practice solutions, introducing new technology, managing vendors and contracts, and ensuring adherence to regulatory and policy standards. The role also involves documenting policies, managing service levels, performance standards, and budgets, representing Health Information Management in system-wide initiatives, and overseeing human resources, including contract staff. Areas of expertise may encompass health record documentation, Health information exchanges, technology solutions, document management, clinical information entry, medical record storage and retrieval, vital records management, radiology report editing, medical record corrections, system-wide forms, information release, identity management, and patient portals like MyChart and Epic Care Everywhere and Epic Care Link.

While this role is predominantly remote, there may be instances where onsite attendance is required. Candidates should also be open to occasional travel, as needed, to support team collaboration, training, or client engagements.

Education Qualifications:

Key Responsibilities:

Provides leadership, strategic direction, and influence related to HIM, Health Information Management, in area of expertise to system-wide operational and physician leadersWorks closely with Legal, Compliance, Risk Management, Quality, Information Services, and Revenue Cycle leadersIdentifies creative, efficient, best practice solutions and implements process improvements, standardization, and new technologies that support strategic initiativesLeads, presents, manages expectations, and effectively manages difficult and escalated issuesLeads high performing, engaged, agile teams demonstrated by performance standards, service level agreements, and other defined measures (ex. Glint Survey)Demonstrates project and time management skills, and ability to lead medium- large scale, complex, initiatives with interdisciplinary teamsIdentifies data needed to drive business decisions and uses data to track process improvements and strategic initiatives (ex. performance data such as quality, productivity, and turnaround time)

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in health information management or related area of study

Required Qualifications:

3 years of experience in health information management or leadership

Preferred Qualifications:

Graduate of an AHIMA accredited education program for Health Information Management (RHIA or RHIT eligible)1 year of supervisory, leadership, or project management experienceEpic EHR certification or experienceMicrosoft Office skillsetExperience in the area of supervision

Licensure/Certification Qualifications:

Certification/Licensure Requirements:

Certified as Registered Health Information Administrator or Registered Health Information Technician or ability to obtain certification within 1 year of hire or transfer into role

FTE:1

Possible Remote/Hybrid Option:

Remote

Shift Rotation:Day Rotation (United States of America)

Shift Start Time:Days

Shift End Time:Days

Weekends:

Holidays:No

Call Obligation:No

Union:

Union Posting Deadline:

Compensation Range:

$78,624.00 - $117,936.00

Employee Benefits at Essentia Health:

At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs. We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs. To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit eligibility may vary. For full details, refer to your benefit summary or contact our HR Service Center at (218) 576-0000.