Health Information Documentation Representative I

SSM Health; Lake Saint Louis (MO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital – Lake Saint Louis is seeking a Records Clerk to request, receive, prepare, digitize, and enter patient information into the electronic health record. Day shift, 40 hours per week, regular employee role at MO facility.

The position focuses on scanning, indexing, and validating documents for patient safety, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and compliance. Training provided; benefits available include parental leave and tuition coverage.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED (or 10 years of work experience).
• At least 1 year of experience.
• Demonstrated accuracy in handling PHI and entering data into EHR.

Responsibilities

• Preps, scans and indexes documents into the electronic health record.
• Provides a detailed analysis of the scanned documents to ensure accuracy and correct patient identification.
• Performs quality assurance audits on scanned documents to ensure accuracy.
• Performs priority scanning using appropriate methods.
• Analyzes PHI documents to determine scanning needs and document types.
• Uploads/imports documents and enters information into the electronic health record.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Job description

It’s more than a career, it’s a calling.

MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Summary:

Responsible for requesting, receiving, preparing, digitizing and entering patient information into the electronic health record.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preps, scans and indexes documents into electronic health record under the appropriate document types utilizing tools provided.
• Provides a detailed analysis of the scanned documents in the queue to ensure all information has been scanned appropriately, is clear and without inaccuracies, possesses the correct patient identification, and is scanned to the correct document type in line with our commitment to patient safety.
• Perform quality assurance audits on scanned documents in order to ensure accuracy.
• Performs priority scanning upon receipt utilizing appropriate Integrated Scanning method.
• Analyzes personal health information (PHI) documents to determine if scanning is necessary and then selects the document type/scanning protocol to use.
• Uploads and/or imports documents and enters information into the electronic health record.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• One year experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• None

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8702030033 HB HIM MO and SOILL

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage :we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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