Health Information Management Coordinator

Memorial Hermann Health System

Health Information Management Coordinator directing medical-record operations at Memorial Hermann. Overseeing HIM staff, compliance, audits, scanning quality, coding, and legal records.

Posted 9/1/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Health Information Management, including compliance with medical records procedures and regulations, effective staff training, and workflow optimization. Proficient in document imaging and maintaining the integrity of legal medical records.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Health Information ManagementMedical Records ComplianceDocument ImagingRHIT or RHIA CertificationEffective Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Medical TerminologyMedical Records ProceduresWorkflow DevelopmentAuditing FunctionsQuality Review of RecordsData Retention ManagementScanning Error IdentificationStatistical AnalysisCompliance EducationFiling Systems Management

Soft Skills

Good Organization SkillsInterpersonal SkillsEffective Oral CommunicationEffective Written CommunicationJudgment and Independence

Tools & Technologies

MS WordMS ExcelAdobe ProductsDocument Imaging SystemsElectronic Medical Records Systems

Certifications & Qualifications

RHITRHIA

Industry Keywords

Health Information ManagementRegulatory RequirementsCoding PrinciplesPayer RequirementsMedical Record Audits

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Direct the daily operations of the Health Information Management department
Maintain statistics and productivity measures and standards
Update policies and procedures and assist with developing new policies for regulatory requirements
Coordinate daily activities, oversee HIM staff development, assign duties and adjust workloads
Respond to workflow questions and reassign tasks as needed
Assist with vacation and holiday scheduling and maintain adequate coverage
Conduct new employee and on-the-job training
Educate staff on correct procedure guidelines
Oversee workflow and provide daily status reports to the manager when backlogs develop
Develop and coordinate HIM compliance education and training for documentation and coding
Oversee abstracting and auditing functions and handle internal and external medical-record audits
Validate and quality-review scanned records and maintain legal medical-record integrity
Assess and develop workflows to maintain efficiency
Investigate and resolve complex clerical, office and chart-locator problems
Identify scanning-error trends and communicate findings to management
Review medical records and deficiencies for compliance with completion rules and regulations
Audit electronic and manual entries and resolve discrepancies
Maintain complex filing systems, retrieve and locate records, file or scan information, identify duplicate records and purge old records
Determine document content and data to retain in physical and electronic legal medical records
Monitor medical-record entries for legibility, completeness and signatures
Maintain knowledge of coding principles, government regulations, protocols and payer requirements for coding and billing
Review scanned documents for accuracy, legibility and identification
Provide customer-service-related duties
Communicate with physicians and staff to clarify diagnoses or obtain additional information
Ensure safe care and adherence to Memorial Hermann policies, procedures and service standards
Support department goals and serve as a preceptor, mentor and resource
Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree; equivalent combination of training and experience considered in lieu of degree
Eight (8) years of experience in health information management or equivalent health information management education/technical training
RHIT or RHIA preferred
Strong knowledge of medical terminology
Strong knowledge of medical records procedures and compliance
Experience in document imaging, prepping or scanning
Good organization skills and interpersonal skills
Effective oral and written communication skills
Ability to communicate with all levels of staff
Ability to follow instructions and perform tasks accurately
Ability to work independently with good judgment within the area of responsibility
Working knowledge of computer systems and programs, with expertise in MS Word, Excel and Adobe products

Benefits

Comp & perks

Mandatory/continuing education and skills competency
Professional growth and development opportunities
Serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff