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MaineGeneral Health Supervisor Health Information Management in Waterville, Maine
Job Summary:We are seeking a highly experienced and knowledgeable Health Information Management Supervisor to join our healthcare team. The ideal candidate will have an extensive background in the release of information and a deep understanding of HIPAA rules and laws. This position involves supervising daily staffing assignments, providing direction and training to staff, and ensuring compliance with departmental and organizational policies.
Job Description:
Please note, this position requires on-site presence and is not eligible for remote work.
Key Responsibilities: Supervision and Staffing:
Determine, coordinate, and supervise daily staffing assignments and levels.
Provide direction, orientation, training, coaching, and mentoring to staff.
Perform or assist with performance evaluations and disciplinary actions.
Quality and Productivity:
Assess the quality and productivity of services delivered.
Facilitate staff development programs.
Ensure staff compliance with departmental and organizational policies, procedures, and protocols.
Service Delivery:
Perform staff responsibilities as needed to fulfill required service levels.
Lead the handling and resolution of complex issues and complaints.
Qualifications:
Extensive experience in the release of information.
Deep understanding of HIPAA rules and laws.
Certification by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), or a Maine State clinical license is preferred.
Ability to supervise and lead a team.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Scheduled Work Shift: Variable (United States of America)
Job Exempt: No
Benefits:
Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
Physical Wellness:
We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
Emotional Wellness:
When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
Financial Wellness:
An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.
Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
Career Mobility:
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished.
The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)
