Health Information Management Technician

Lifepoint Health, Inc.; Somerset (KY); Vor Ort; USD 36.000 - 52.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Comprehensive Benefits

PTO & Insurance

Career Growth

Well-being Programs

Development Opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, part of Lifepoint Health, is seeking a Health Information Management Technician to support chart completion, data entry, and release of information with strict confidentiality.

You will work with physicians and staff to ensure regulatory compliance, manage records retrieval, on‑call rotations, and support joint commission standards. This role offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities within Lifepoint Health's network.

Qualifikationen

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Critical thinking and decisive judgment required.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Experience in release of information preferred.

Aufgaben

• Analyzes records for chart completion and regulatory compliance.
• Assigns deficiencies to appropriate medical staff and tracks data.
• Reviews documentation and clears deficiencies as needed.
• Handles calls and assists visitors while keeping confidentiality.
• Retrieves, logs, and prints medical records as requested.
• Notifies Director of outstanding records or equipment issues.
• Participates in on‑call rotation for records retrieval.
• Supports other HIM daily functions and dictation setup.
• Ensures records meet Joint Commission standards.

Kenntnisse

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

Independence

Release of information

Ausbildung

High school diploma or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Your experience matters

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well‑being so you can provide exceptional care to others. By joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you'll contribute

A Health Information Management Technician who excels in this role:

• Analyzes the assembled record for chart completion deficiencies, in accordance with regulatory requirements and medical staff rules and regulations.
• Ensures any deficiencies are assigned to the appropriate medical staff member and data is entered for tracking and monitoring purposes.
• Reviews documentation and updates or clears the deficiencies as appropriate.
• Responsible for answering telephone calls and assisting visitors (including but not limited to physicians, patients, and their family members), while maintaining confidentiality.
• Retrieves, logs, prints medical records as requested by physician offices, patients, other hospitals and other entities as needed.
• Notify Director of any outstanding records, issues with equipment, processes or other job concerns.
• Take on‑call rotation for retrieval of records, fax transfer records, pull power of attorney papers, etc.
• Assists with other HIM daily functions.
• Works closely with physicians and ensures they are set up to dictate into the system.
• Trains physicians/APRNs to dictate and e‑sign dictation and orders
• Ensures completion of records for joint commission standards.
• Works the hold queue for the dictation system.
• Works the hold queue for the dictation system.
• Makes physicians aware of late dictations, updates and cut‑off dictation.
• Data entry for still births.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full‑time and part‑time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO:Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short‑and long‑term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth:Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well‑being:Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

Health Information Management Technician:

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required Applicable work experience may be used in lieu of education
• Required Skills: Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Experience in release of information practices preferred.

More about Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital

People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is a modern, state‑of‑the‑art 295‑bed acute care facility, offering an advanced neurosurgery program with Spine Center accreditation amongst other specialty services.

The City of Somerset blends southern hospitality with abundant recreational opportunities including a 65,000‑acre lake with 1,200 miles of shoreline. Somerset is host to nationally recognized, high quality performing and visual arts, concerts and other special events to the community.

EEOC Statement:

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community‑based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post‑acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.