Associate Specialist, Health Information Management

Ensemble Health Partners; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentives

Paid certifications

Tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive benefits

Career advancement

Job summary

Ensemble Health Partners is hiring for an entry-level role focused on analysis of medical records and revenue cycle support. The position offers bonus incentives, paid certifications, tuition reimbursement, and comprehensive benefits, with pay between $18.65 and $19.90 per hour based on experience.

Responsibilities include timely analysis of medical records, follow-up for missing documentation, and ensuring accurate chart coding.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of CMS and Joint Commission regulations preferred.
• EMR experience preferred.
• Healthcare Revenue Cycle experience preferred (acute care HIM experience).

Responsibilities

• Performs analysis and reanalysis of records accurately and timely.
• Follow up with departments for missing documentation.
• Communicates missing documentation to providers and ensures coding readiness.
• Maintains deficiency management by documenting workflow and assigning deficiencies.
• Manages work queues to ensure timely chart completion and analysis.

Skills

CMS knowledge

EMR experience

Healthcare revenue cycle

Job description

Thank you for considering a career at Ensemble! Ensemble is a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management solutions for health systems, including hospitals and affiliated physician groups. They offer end-to-end revenue cycle solutions as well as a comprehensive suite of point solutions to clients across the country. Ensemble keeps communities healthy by keeping hospitals healthy. We recognize that healthcare requires a human touch, and we believe that every touch should be meaningful. This is why our people are the most important part of who we are. By empowering them to challenge the status quo, we know they will be the difference!

O.N.E Purpose:

• Customer Obsession: Consistently provide exceptional experiences for our clients, patients, and colleagues by understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations.
• Embracing New Ideas: Continuously innovate by embracing emerging technology and fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation.
• Striving for Excellence: Execute at a high level by demonstrating our "Best in KLAS" Ensemble Difference Principles and consistently delivering outstanding results.

The Opportunity:

ENTRY LEVEL CAREER OPPORTUNITY OFFERING:

• Bonus Incentives
• Paid Certifications
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Career Advancement

This position will pay between $18.65 – $19.90 /hr based on experience

Job Responsibilities:

• Completes analysis/reanalysis of all records accurately and timely
• Completes accounts from EMR Waiting for Documentation and Missing Document work queues when missing documentation is received.
• Follow-up with ancillary/nursing departments for missing documentation as outlined.
• Follow-up with providers regarding missing documentation/dictation preventing the account from being coded.
• Completes unbilled spreadsheet with updates regarding the status of missing documentation and sends to management.
• Reviews medical record documentation in electronic medical records and, creates appropriate charting deficiencies in the deficiency management system, and assigns those deficiencies to the appropriate provider(s).
• Actively manages various analysis-specific work queues, electronic and manual, to ensure timely analysis and chart completion.
• Adheres to established company standards/policies and system workflow guidelines to add and re-assign accounts to appropriate work queues for processing.
• Identifies systematic problems and routes to the Manager for facility resolution.
• Promptly reports issues and trends not complying with facility or corporate policies/standards.
• Documents all workflows, including any alterations, modifications, and changes that will occur based on the processes that will be implemented or enhanced.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Experience:

• Knowledge of CMS, and Joint Commission regulations preferred
• EMR experience preferred
• Healthcare Revenue Cycle experience preferred (Acute care facility HIM experience)
• Must be inquisitive and demonstrate openness to innovation including AI to explore better processes and ways to alleviate friction and improve patient and client experiences.

Certifications:

• CRCR Required within 9 months of Join an award-winning company

Awards:

• Five-time winner of "Best in KLAS" 2020-2022, 2024-2025
• Black Book Research's Top Revenue Cycle Management Outsourcing Solution 2021-2024
• 22 Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) MAP Awards for High Performance in Revenue Cycle 2019-2024
• Leader in Everest Group's RCM Operations PEAK Matrix Assessment 2024
• Clarivate Healthcare Business Insights (HBI) Revenue Cycle Awards for strong performance 2020, 2022-2023
• Energage Top Workplaces USA 2022-2024
• Fortune Media Best Workplaces in Healthcare 2024
• Monster Top Workplace for Remote Work 2024
• Great Place to Work certified 2023-2024
• Innovation Work-Life Flexibility Leadership Purpose + Values

A few of those include:

• Associate Benefits – We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial health of you and your family, including healthcare, time off, retirement, and well-being programs.
• Our Culture – Ensemble is a place where associates can do their best work and be their best selves. We put people first, last and always.
• Growth – We invest in your professional development. Each associate will earn a professional certification relevant to their field and can obtain tuition reimbursement.
• Recognition – We offer quarterly and annual incentive programs for all employees who go beyond and keep raising the bar for themselves and the company.

Ensemble is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is our policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Ensemble also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

Due to business, operational, payroll, and regulatory requirements, this position is limited to individuals who reside and are authorized to work within the United States. Applications generated from outside the United States will not be considered. Individuals may reapply when located within the United States. Ensemble provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law. If you require accommodation in the application process, please contact [e-mail].

This posting addresses state specific requirements to provide pay transparency. Compensation decisions consider many job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location; knowledge; skills; relevant experience; education; licensure; internal equity; time in position. A candidate entry rate of pay does not typically fall at the minimum or maximum of the role’s range.

We believe that our core values of trust, integrity, loyalty and service married with the belief that our work is worthwhile helps us build and sustain sincere relationships with our associates and clients. If you are a passionate, dedicated and experienced revenue cycle, consulting or finance professional and seek career and personal growth, we would love to hear from you. We believe we foster an environment where talented individuals can excel and shine. Our team believes that people are the most important part of our success and that when we take care of our people, they pay it forward by providing our clients with excellent results and world-class service.