🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Backpack Healthcare is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R115,625 – R123,333 ZAR. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

📋 Medical Records & Health Information Manager

📍 Remote | Full-Time $75,000-$80,000

Help Build the Future of Health Information Management at Backpack Healthcare! 🎒💙

At Backpack Healthcare, we're transforming access to behavioral healthcare for children, adolescents, and families. As we continue expanding across multiple states, we're looking for an experienced Medical Records & Health Information Manager to build and lead our Health Information Management (HIM) function from the ground up.

This is more than a traditional medical records role-it's an opportunity to create scalable processes, influence organizational strategy, and ensure the highest standards of privacy, compliance, and patient care.

If you're passionate about health information management, love building efficient systems, and thrive in a collaborative, fast-growing environment, we'd love to meet you!

🌟 What You'll Do

As our Medical Records & Health Information Manager, you'll:

📂 Lead all medical records and release of information operations

🔒 Ensure compliance with HIPAA, state regulations, payer requirements, and CARF standards

⚙️ Design and implement scalable HIM workflows, policies, and tracking systems

📈 Develop reporting metrics to improve efficiency, accuracy, and turnaround times

🤝 Partner with Compliance, Legal, Clinical Operations, Technology, and Quality teams

🎓 Train and support staff on medical records processes, documentation standards, and privacy best practices

🛡️ Serve as the organization's subject matter expert for health information management

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Tips for South African Applicants

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Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

At R115,625/month, this role pays well above the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($6,250/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Backpack Healthcare

Backpack Healthcare is a company in the exec industry that hires remote workers from South Africa.