Location: Orange, CA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Overview: **UCI Health** is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org. Responsibilities: **Position Summary:** The Director, Health Information Management Operations is responsible for the operational leadership and management of all health information management functions. The incumbent is accountable for the clinical quality, operational performance, regulatory compliance, and financial management of HIM services, encompassing medical record storage and retrieval, abstracting and DRG assignment, transcription services, record completion, and release of information. This role directs departmental activities to ensure health information management services are delivered accurately, efficiently, and in alignment with health system standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational objectives, supporting the integrity, accessibility, and security of patient health information across the continuum of care. The Director serves as the primary subject matter expert and operational resource