Health Information Documentation Specialist

SSM Health; Lake Saint Louis (MO); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis is seeking an on-site, detail-oriented Imaging/Records Clerk to support patient data management.

You will request, receive, prepare, digitize and enter patient information into the electronic health record, ensuring accuracy and proper patient identification. Responsibilities include scanning, indexing, quality checks, and PHI review to determine scanning needs, with strict adherence to privacy and safety standards.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or 10 years of work experience.
• At least 1 year of experience in a related role.

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

10 years of work experience

Job description

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis is seeking an on-site, detail-oriented Imaging/Records Clerk to support patient data management.

You will request, receive, prepare, digitize and enter patient information into the electronic health record, ensuring accuracy and proper patient identification. Responsibilities include scanning, indexing, quality checks, and PHI review to determine scanning needs, with strict adherence to privacy and safety standards.