Health Information Management (HIM) Manager, Ambulatory Clinics (0922 Manager I) Department of Public Health

The position provides leadership and direction for multiple clinic-wide functions within the Health Information Management (HIM) Mid Revenue Cycle Department overseeing key functions that ensure accuracy compliance and integrity in medical records documentation and data. This role advances organizational goals by aligning operations with business development decision support outcomes analysis information exchange and health policy priorities. Reporting to the Executive Director of Health Information Management Services the Manager oversees a team of over a dozen staff ensuring effective operations and continuous performance improvement across the department.

The Health Information Management (HIM) Manager Ambulatory Clinics (0922 Manager I) performs the following essential job functions:

• Provides leadership and strategic direction across HIM - Mid-Revenue Cycle Department functions ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Organizes and prioritizes departmental work to ensure timely coding and compliance with regulatory requirements in coordination with Utilization Management Patient Financial Services and Revenue Integrity.
• Manages workflows policies and procedures to prevent backlogs and maintain accuracy of key performance indicators data processing and reporting.
• Conducts peer review of health information and outpatient cases to ensure coding compliance reimbursement accuracy and continuous quality improvement.
• Oversees data integrity and compliance with standards set by The Joint Commission (TJC) HCAI CMS California Department of Public Health and other regulatory bodies.
• Identifies staff training needs develops and implements education programs and supports recruitment mentoring and performance management.
• Provides strategic planning and decision support for business development outcomes analysis resource allocation credentialing and health policy initiatives.

The Health Information Management (HIM) Manager Ambulatory Clinics (0922 Manager I) may perform other duties as assigned/required.

Qualifications :

1. Education: Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university; AND

2. Experience: Three (3) years of professional medical coding experience; AND

3. License and Certification: Possession of a valid Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) credential.

EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION: Additional qualifying experience as described above may substitute for the required degree on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two (2) years. One year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter units.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week).

Desirable Qualifications:
The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring:

• Hospital medical coding experience
• Experience in health information operations in support of regulatory compliance accreditation licensure and quality requirements for health care services
• Experience with electronic health record (eHR) systems such as EPIC
• Experience managing health information systems
• Experience applying LEAN methodology to improve processes
• Experience with health information workflows clinical and document management systems and system design principles

Important Note: Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities.

Selection Procedures:
After application submission candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process which includes the following:

Training and Experience (T&E) Evaluation (Weight: 100%)
Candidates that meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in a Training and Experience evaluation that is designed to measure the knowledge skills and abilities in job related areas which may include but not be limited to: knowledge of medical coding clinical documentation integrity and reimbursement methodologies; knowledge of procedures related to the sequencing of diagnoses including but not limited to ICD-10-CM PCS CPT Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set Medicare guidelines and other classification systems as well as compliance with state Title 22 standards and Joint Commission record of care standards; ability to develop and maintain cooperative and effective working relations with coworkers and supervisors demonstrating diplomacy professionalism and trustworthiness; oral and written communication skills with the ability to lead groups deliver presentations and support LEAN methodology initiatives. 

Candidates will be placed on the confidential eligible list in rank order according to their final score.  

Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions. 

Additional Information :

Certification
The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be theRule of the List.

Eligible List/Score Report:
A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established so applicants can view the ranks final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information including names of applicants on the eligible list shall not be made public unless required by law. However an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection upon request once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g. as a result of appeals) as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be six months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

How to apply:
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Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment. Please consider using a personal email address that you check regularly rather than a work or school account.

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:
This is a Position Based Test (PBT) administered in accordance with Civil Service Rule 111A.

Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement including requirements time periods and other particulars except when superseded by federal state or local laws rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at  The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is abuse of discretion or no rational basis for establishing the position description the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date.

Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information about the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Disaster Service Workers
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process please contact the analyst Jerome Anabu at or .

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The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time