Job Description
Description Summary: The HIM Specialist is responsible for the timely processing and completion of all hospital-based medical records. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to document retrieval, prepping, scanning, indexing, quality control, analysis, validation, and record completion for all discharged medical records.
Responsibilities - Retrieves prepares, and assembles permanent record documents in the required order for scanning, ensuring that all pages are properly identified and labeled.
- Scans documents according to established department procedures, and maintains scanning equipment to ensure optimal image quality.
- Manually indexes documents if automated indexing fails, and rearranges documents as needed.
- Performs quality control review on all documents throughout the stages of prepping, scanning and indexing and makes necessary corrections upon identification of errors.
- Demonstrates the ability to identify serious quality issues in the scanned document and take appropriate corrective action.
- Performs qualitative record review and analysis following established departmental procedures to ensure the documentation in the medical record complies with applicable hospital Rules and Regulations and regulatory standards.
- Assigns deficiencies to practitioners and assists clinicians with questions related to medical record completion.
- Achieves and maintains established accuracy and productivity standards.
- Coordinates daily/weekly delinquent record data collection, physician communication, and related documentation to ensure that identified deficiencies are completed in accordance with hospital Rules and Regulations.
Education And Experience Requirements - This position requires a minimum formal education of a High School Diploma with 1-2 years of job-related experience in Health Information Management or other health care setting.
- An Associate’s Degree in HIM or a related field is preferred, but not required.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Requirements - Working knowledge of hospital EMR and HIM department systems and applications.
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team, and independently.
License, Registration, Or Certification Requirements Certification in Health Information Management (RHIA or RHIT) is preferred, but not required.
Working Conditions Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Little or no potential for occupational risk
Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions
Company: Danbury Hospital
Org Unit: 281
Department: Health Information Management
Exempt: No
Salary Range: $17.60 - $33.48 Hourly
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Permanent employment, Second job,