About FOCUSPOINT:
FOCUSPOINT specializes in connecting top-tier professionals with exceptional opportunities in accounting, technology, healthcare, and leadership. We prioritize building meaningful connections, ensuring candidates find roles that align with their skills, goals, and passions.
Job Overview:
FOCUSPOINT is seeking an experienced Health Information Management Assistant Director for one of our healthcare clients in Dulles, VA.
This role is ideal for a credentialed HIM professional who thrives in a leadership environment, enjoys optimizing operational workflows, and is passionate about healthcare information management. This position sits onsite and plays a key role in supporting HIM operations and leading hospital-based teams.
Key Responsibilities:
Assist the Facility HIM Director (FHIMD) with planning, service level oversight, budgeting, and process improvements
Lead and support HIM staff in core functions such as record pickup, ROI processing, birth certificate documentation, document imaging, and chart completion
Oversee staff productivity, hiring, training, coaching, and performance management
Ensure timely management of unbilled accounts and collaborate on resolutions
Facilitate compliance with hospital bylaws related to documentation and physician record completion
Support training efforts for medical staff and clinical teams on HIM systems and documentation standards
Provide FHIMD coverage as needed
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Business or related field (or current enrollment in a program with CEO approval)
RHIA or RHIT certification required
1+ year of HIM department experience (2+ years strongly preferred)
1+ year of healthcare management experience preferred
Benefits: