Employment @ AHIMA

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Our success as an association hinges on the quality of our people.  At AHIMA, we recognize that the quality of our employees is the cornerstone of our success.   We make an unusual effort both to identify the best person for every job and to help our employees reach the peak of their capabilities. We consider each person in the full context of their background, experience, temperament and other important qualities, including judgment, character, the ability to work effectively on a team, a passion for excellence, leadership, a desire to be challenged and the drive to make a mark on the HIM community.

Our culture is rooted in its commitment to the personal and professional development of its people. Through our own University of AHIMA (uAHIMA), we offer a unique training and development academy which helps to enhance employee performance and development throughout their careers.

We take great care in providing  tools and opportunities to support our employees people and help them fulfill their maximum potential.   Do you have the curiosity to discover your potential?  Do you have the conviction to pursue it?  Begin here.  You are invited to take advantage of any one of our challenging opportunities list below.  We very much appreciate your interest in working with our organization.

You are invited to take advantage of any one of our challenging opportunities list below.

Current Openings

Manager, Professional Practice Resources (position based in Chicago office)                               

Focus Area:  Privacy, Security and Confidentiality

Primary responsibilities:   

Provide members and other customers of AHIMA with a range of professional practice services, which include:

• Managing short- and long-term projects, using the following management skills:
• Research
• Planning
• Budgeting
• Facilitation and management of teams
• Change management
• Progress Reporting
• Creating and developing timely resources for the advancement of members in privacy, security and confidentiality with additional skills in HIM operations and electronic health records management.
• Forecasting future roles and skills for HIM professionals related to privacy, security and confidentiality
• Creating and developing position statements, practice briefs and guidelines for publication related to privacy, security and confidentiality as well as HIM operations and electronic health records.
• Leading or serving as liaison to AHIMA alliance organizations, task forces, and/or practice councils
• Communicating products and resources in a variety of methods
• Writing for AHIMA publications and other publications as requested
• Speaking for AHIMA meetings, CSA meetings and other organizations as requested
• Teaching in AHIMA seminars and other educational settings
• Interviews with health care industry and other news sources
• Responding to member questions and request for resources relative to HIM professional practice

Knowledge:  To be credible to members and other Association customers, the individual who occupies this position must be

1. An experienced health information manager with registered health information administrator credentials and background in Privacy, HIM Operations and Electronic Health Records.
2.  Have at least ten years of HIM practice experience in a managerial or consulting role is optimal, with a variety of HIM experience (in terms of healthcare settings and positions held).
3. Where knowledge and experience are not complete; either through time or breadth of responsibility, the individual must be able to recognize limitations and seek input from other authoritative sources.
4. Bachelors degree is required. A Graduate (Master’s or Doctorate) degree is desirable. 

Skills:  The individual must have

1. Demonstrated superior written and verbal communication skills, conveying credibility, professionalism and AHIMA values and principles in informal conversations with callers, trade journal interviews, and formal speaking engagements.
2. Demonstrated group leadership and facilitation skills in order to direct the activities of volunteer task forces and councils toward a finished, professional product, using advanced project management skills as described above.
3. The ability to research topics thoroughly, assimilate information correctly, and communicate effectively in writing to produce articles, position statements, practice briefs, and guidelines that are focused, accurate and understandable.
4. Demonstrated HIM skills in order to provide sound technical review of products and accurate responses to member questions.

Demonstrated skill in information technology with moderate competencies in IT networks, use of the Internet, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other software necessary to perform the work required.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Min. of 5-7 years experience working in a sponsored programs or research department of a college or university, healthcare institution, research institutions or association
• Exceptional project management skills
• Strategic thinker, skilled at analyzing projects and matching them to needs and interests of funders
• Ability to build and manage effective, collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Skill in planning, organizing and prioritizing own work and the work of others, able to manage multiple assignments with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Skilled at consensus building
• Experience in prospect research and knowledge of funding research resources
• Ability to work independently and as part of departmental or cross-functional team.
• Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation
• Knowledge related to health information management, informatics or related healthcare fields preferred

Vice President of Education and Workforce Development

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has an immediate need for a Vice President of Education and Workforce Development to advance formal academic education – curriculum, faculty, and students - in health informatics and health information management.  This newly created position will also  lead AHIMA’s efforts to grow and advance the health informatics and health information management workforce in the healthcare industry.

Required education and experience:

• Doctoral degree (such as PhD, EdD, DrPH)
• Minimum of 3 years higher education teaching experience in a health information-related profession
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain collegial relationships
• Strategic and alliance building skills
• Credibility to the profession and the healthcare industry
• Strong oral and written skills; excellent communication skills; professional presence and public speaking
• Research fundamentals

Demonstrated skill in information technology with moderate competencies in IT networks, use of the Internet, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other software necessary to perform the work required.

This position is Chicago based; relocation would be considered.

Interview Process

Candidates who match the above requirements should submit a detailed cover letter that addresses how your experience fits the above requirements.  The letter should also indicate the level of salary compensation desired.  Resumes without cover letter and salary will not be considered.

Magazine Graphic Designer

POSITION PURPOSE: 

Journal of AHIMA

• Act as designer, production manager, and advertisers’ digital liaison for the Journal of AHIMA
• Create consistent integrated and effective design “concepts” for the award winning Journal of AHIMA (JAHIMA)
• Work with the Journal staff and outside printer on production issues for the Journal to maintain a timely publication
• Design  and maintain a timely production schedule to produce the Journal’s  four Buyer’s Guides
• Act as production manager to troubleshoot and create quality control standards for Journal advertisers’ digital files
• In charge of the design creation of the Journal by integrating the latest technology into design and production

Miscellaneous Marketing Projects

• Help develop creative concepts for marketing and sales, promoting the AHIMA brand, products, and services including membership, by using both print and electronic communications

• Branding
• Maintain AHIMA’s brand standards when developing creative concepts for marketing and sales, in both print and electronic communications
• Insure that the Journal of AHIMA follows the brand standards as developed by the brand team.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Strong design talent and experience designing a 4-color monthly magazine are crucial to this position. A good innate sense of design, color, creativity, and taste is a must.

• This position requests following skills: decision-making, organization, communication, social skills, time and project management, and the ability to work on a team and meet tight deadlines.
• This position requires discipline in that the candidate enjoys routine and structure. The candidate will need a strong focus so he/she can take direction, follow through, and make the corrections necessary to stay on track.
• There must be a strong understanding of typography, photography, artwork selection, pre-press, proofing marks, and print production. Expertise in electronic design and designing for the web is required. Computer skills must include Macintosh OS. 10, InDesign, Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Adobe Acrobat, and scanning. A working knowledge of Flash software, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word is a plus.

• This position must have a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design or Art and have at least five years experience working in a similar position

INTERVIEW PROCESS

Candidates who match the above requirements should submit a detailed cover letter and a sample of their design work.  Applications without this information will not be considered.

Marketing Project Coordinator

Primary responsibilities:   

• Coordinate and implement marketing projects, and assist the team in keeping projects on schedule through design and production
• Develop and implement the strategy, booth schedule, talking points, marketing collateral plan, and post-show marketing follow-up for external conferences (including component state association meetings) and AHIMA-sponsored meetings.
• Manage departmental metrics, data, and trending and provide periodic reports for analysis by the team
• Develop, interpret, and distribute status reports on marketing efforts
• Manage a master marketing email calendar and work with the team to coordinate and streamline AHIMA’s overall messaging
• Assist the team in administering Quickbase, work orders, invoices, expenses, and vendor activity
• Set up the team’s product marketing emails in Lyris
• Perform weekly quality checks (and subsequent maintenance) of content published to the AHIMA.org Web site, to ensure accuracy and readability of pages for which the Marketing and Sales Department provides content. Work with page owners and revise pages as appropriate.
• Monitor AHIMA’s social media presence and be an active participant on behalf of AHIMA, answering questions and providing information
• Provide oversight of routine communications to customers and recommend improvements/efficiencies
• Follow up on monthly membership telemarketing call lists with those members who said they would renew at a later date, and reach out to people whose membership invoices were returned via mail to attempt to update addresses and get them new invoices
• Conduct basic research to assist the team in its marketing efforts
• Develop, manage, and implement additional marketing projects as assigned

Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Experience within the healthcare/hospital and association industry is preferred.
• Must possess the ability work within and contribute to a cross-functional team environment, with the ability to build mutual trust and encourage respect and cooperation among team members.
• Must have proficient knowledge of marketing concepts, practices, and tactics
• Must be skilled in project management, multi-tasking, analysis, and planning
• Must be a conceptual thinker with a process mindset who values innovative thinking and is able to collaborate on creative solutions to improve processes
• Must be a natural self starter with the ability to work independently (with supervision), and on teams and to adapt to shifting demands
• Strong written/verbal communication, organizational, and time management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Access and Excel

Preferred Talent Theme Profile

• Arranger: Can organize, but also have a flexibility that complements this ability. They like to figure out how all of the pieces and resources can be arranged for maximum productivity.
• Analytical: They search for reasons and causes and can think about all the factors that might affect a situation.
• Responsibility: Take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.
• Learner: Have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve.
• Strategic: Create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
• Focus: Can take direction, follow through, and make corrections necessary to stay on track. They prioritize then act.
• Positivity: They are upbeat and can get others excited about what they are going to do.

To apply for any of our available positions, send the requested information in confidence to:

AHIMA
Attn: Human Resources
233 North Michigan Avenue, 21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Email: HR@ahima.org

AHIMA  is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit.  We are committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities, welcome and encourage diversity in our workforce.

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