Document Control Specialist

Health Partners Plans; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Jefferson Health Center City seeks a Document Control Specialist to prepare, scan, and index clinical paper records for the EHR (Epic and OnBase). Ensures accurate patient identifiers, service dates, and authentication in line with Joint Commission and regulations.

You will assign documents to correct patient/encounter/types and support rapid access to health information. The role requires strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to work with clinical staff and maintain

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Experience in Health Information Management preferred.
• Experience in scanning and indexing documents in an EHR.
• Good communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Prepares, scans, indexing and quality analysis of paper documentation for both Hospital and Jefferson University Practices.
• Ensures documents are aligned, maintained and uniform in the EHR (Epic and Onbase).
• Pick-up and deliver documents from medical practice and/or hospital units to HIM central location and track receipt.
• Verify patient identification on every page of the document.
• Scan medical record documentation to ensure information is available for patient care and inspect quality.
• Index documents to the correct patient, encounter, document type and date.
• Assist with corrections and re-indexing of documents as needed.
• Inspect scanning/indexing equipment daily and report inventory as needed.

Description du poste

Document Control Specialist

The Document Control Specialist is responsible for prepping, scanning and indexing the clinical paper documentation (medical records) for Jefferson Health Center City. This includes but is not limited to records for hospital and physician practice documentation. The Document Control Specialist performs quality review of the documentation ensuring that clear patient identifiers, service dates, authentication and other regulatory requirements are included on each document in accordance with The Joint Commission, State and Federal Laws and other regulatory entities. This resource is responsible for assigning documentation to the correct patient, encounter and document type in the EHR. Provides timely, accurate and accessible electronic patient health information. Works with the Manager of HIM Document Management & Record Integrity to ensure all clinical documentation is accessible within the EHR within 24 hours of creation or defined time frame.

Essential Functions

• Performs duties that include the preparation, scanning, indexing, and quality analysis of paper documentation for both Hospital and Jefferson University Practices (JUP) paper medical records.
• Ensures documents are aligned, maintained and uniform in the EHR (Epic and Onbase)
• Pick-up and deliver documents from medical practice and/or hospital units to HIM central location. Responsible for tracking and verifying receipt of discharged patient records.
• Preps all pages for the scan process (i.e removing staples and making sure the quality of the document is readable)
• Responsible for verifying appropriate patient identification is on every page of the document (both sides).
• Scans medical record documentation following established process, in a timely manner, to ensure information is available for patient care. Inspects the quality of each document scanned.
• Manually indexes documents to the correct patient, encounter, document type and document date. Indexes documents associated with orders to the correct order number so that the order closes in the EHR.
• Assesses documents received from RightFax determining if they need to be routed to Clinical Support personnel in accordance to established guidelines. Indexes documents to the correct patient, encounter, document type and document date.
• Performs qualitative analysis of scanned and indexed documentation to ensure the integrity of the electronic health record. Validation of the paper record to scanned images to ensure a complete and legible record.
• Assist with corrections of documents scanned and indexed by other departments. This includes but is not limited to re-indexing of document types, removing duplicate documents, moving documents to the correct encounter or patient record.
• Inspects the equipment used for scanning and indexing on a daily basis. Responsible to keep equipment clean to ensure clear capture of the scanned document. Reports inventory of supplies to management as needed.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

Educational/Training Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent with GED. Experience in Health Information Management preferred. Prior experience in scanning and/or indexing of documents in an EHR. Good communication skills.

Experience Requirements

• Knowledge of medical record imaging format and content.
• Ability to review records and verify patient identifiers are included.
• Ability to perform job function and make decisions with limited supervision.
• Ability to interact with healthcare providers.
• Good organizational skills with ability to prioritize tasks.
• Good communication skills required.
• Ability to walk around campus and push WOW (Workstation on wheels ) weight over 50 lbs.

Additional Information

Maintains work schedule assigned. Schedule to possibly include weekends and holidays to ensure coverage is maintained for a 7 day a week scanning operation.

Physical Demands

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Primary Location Address

Address

111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Location Context

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located i