Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation

Frisco,TX

Health Information / Credentialing Manager

Full Time

We are seeking results-driven team players. Qualified candidates must be passionate about providing superior quality in all that they do.

Benefits of joining our team:

• Full benefits package for Full-time employees (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Life Insurance, and Long/Short Term Disability)
• Team-oriented and collaborative culture
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition assistance and professional development
• Student loan repayment assistance
• A network of over 50K employees nationwide with advancement and relocation opportunities

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  Directs actions necessary to recruit, retain, and educate staff , inclusive of departmental meetings and in-service education.
• Provides direction and leadership to hospital interdisciplinary team as necessary to carry out departmental and organizational goals for timely, accurate and complete medical records, with focus on core IRF documentation requirements ie: IOPC completion).
• Monitors transcription services, to ensure quality and timeliness of information. Reports variations to management team.
• Participates in contingency plan and procedures to facilitate ongoing records managed in the event of downtime.
• Coordinates, conducts and monitors specific activities related to timely chart completion procedures, statistics, ongoing record reviews, and FFPE/OPPE with the provision of feedback to respective staff, interdisciplinary departments, and medical staff committees.
• Coordinates and monitors release of information to ensure compliance to applicable statutes and regulations governing the release of health information.
• Directs department within the scope of the operating budget/business plan and maintains necessary controls to ensure compliance with budgeted expenses, resources and staff.
• Ensures appropriate processes for maintaining current appointments, reappointments and changes in Medical Staff privileges and delineations.
• Coordinates completion of credential files for each member of the Medical Staff and applicable non-physician individuals with delineated practice responsibilities.
• Maintains all medical staff credential files and related peer review activities with strict confidentiality. Ensures continuous review and updating of credential files regarding current licensure and certification, verification of data bank and other requirements. Maintains accurate and complete credentialing files in accordance with Bylaws, JCAHO, CMS, state and other requirements. Prepares credential files and other credentialing data for Medical Executive Committee and Governing Board review. Maintains regular communication with Credentialing Verification Organization (CVO) to obtain updated credentialing information, if applicable.

• Requires an Associate’s degree in a health care related field, or two years or more experience in a Health Information and/or Credentialing role in lieu of education
• Requires Current credentials as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or RHIT-eligible status, Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or RHIA-eligible status, as required by state regulation.
• Working knowledge of medical staff organization and credentialing activities are needed.

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation, a joint venture between Baylor Scott & White Health and Select Medical, carries a well-known reputation for patient care and exceptional quality outcomes. We serve all people through exemplary healthcare, education, research and community service. Since opening in 1981, our flagship inpatient rehab hospital in Dallas has received repeated recognition by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best rehab hospitals in the nation. All of our inpatient hospitals are accredited by The Joint Commission, including specialty accreditation for our stroke rehab programs. And for five consecutive years we have been recognized as a “Best Place to Work” by the Dallas Business Journal.

With the combined expertise of our joint venture partners, Baylor Scott & White Rehabilitation has become one of the most recognized and largest rehabilitation providers in the nation. We have continuously grown in size, scope and excellence across North Texas, and in the summer of 2018 our footprint has expanded to include new partners in Central Texas. With this expansion, we have more than 2,300 talented, caring and compassionate team members working in the following environments:

• 4 inpatient rehab hospitals (free-standing)
• 2 inpatient rehab units in Baylor Scott & White Health acute hospitals
• 9 acute therapy units in Baylor Scott & White Health acute hospitals
• 100 outpatient therapy locations (and growing)
• A home health division covering all of North Texas