Health Information Management Director​/Privacy Officer

Position Requirements

• Registered Record Administrator Degree
• Minimum 4 Years of Previous HIM Experience in Hospital
• Knowledge of Accrediting Organization, HIPPA, Federal and State Regulations for Healthcare Facilities

Moving Allowance:
Gross Value of $5,000.00

Sign on Bonus: $5,000 paid over 3 installments through first year of service.

6 Months Free Housing:
Value Applied Toward Taxable Income

At the Wray Community District Hospital and Clinic, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare through a seamless blend of quality, compassion, efficiency, and innovation. Our team harnesses cutting‑edge solutions to streamline processes and boost productivity, ensuring high‑quality care while building a sustainable future for our hospital and the rural Colorado community we serve. At the heart of our organization is a workplace culture rooted in respect, mutual trust, and positive intent.

We value every staff member as an essential contributor to our success, fostering an environment where collaboration and empowerment thrive. By prioritizing open communication and support, we enable our team to perform at their best, enhancing patient outcomes and strengthening our collective impact. Together, we empower our community with healthcare solutions that are both efficient and compassionate, promoting lasting well‑being for all.

Responsible for successful maintenance of patient records and organizational and administrative operation of the Health Information Management Department. Oversight responsibility for operational aspects of department and compliance of applicable regulations. Serves as resource for facility regarding medical record content and regulatory requirements. Assures availability of the medical records at all times. Also oversees ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, maintenance of and adherence to the organization’s policies and procedures covering the privacy of and access to patient health information in compliance with federal and state laws and the healthcare facility’s information privacy practices.

• Establishes, reviews and updates short‑term and long‑term goals for HIM Department in order to be consistent with hospital wide plans
• Executes problem identification, data gathering and implementation of strategy actions that are in the best interest of the department and its mission, values and philosophy
• Develops comprehensive realistic annual budget that reflects departmental needs based on external and internal environments and the application of cost‑effective management. Operates within this approved budget
• Establishes policies and procedures necessary for effective and efficient systems and management of human resources. Assures compliance with all HIM policies and procedures.
• Maintains knowledge and experience in information privacy laws, access, release of information and release control technologies.
• In coordination with facility management, administration and legal counsel, provides development guidance and assists in the identification, implementation and maintenance of corporate and facility information privacy policies and procedures.
• Coordinates with practitioners in overseeing patients’ rights to inspect, amend, restrict access and obtain an accounting of disclosure of PHI when applicable.
• In collaboration with Human Resources, the Information Security Officer, administration and legal counsel, ensures compliance with privacy practices and consistent application of sanctions for failure to comply with facility privacy practices for all individuals in the facility’s workforce, extended workforce and business associates.
• Monitors advancements in information privacy technologies to ensure facility compliance.
• Cooperates with applicable federal agencies or other legal entities and facility officers in compliance reviews or investigations
• Works with all organizational areas involved with any aspect of release of protected health information to ensure coordination and cooperation with the facility’s policies, procedures and legal requirements.
• Reviews all system‑related information security plans to…