Health Information Management Technician Senior

McLaren Health Care; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care Corporation is seeking a dedicated HIM Records Clerk to gather, track and reconcile patient medical record information after discharge. You will respond to requests via phone, email, fax or in person and retrieve records for care teams, studies, and committees.

You will support chart completion, scanning, and quality checks, while ensuring compliance with policies and timeframes. The role is an on-site, full-time position within McLaren’s HIM department.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma and two years of HIM experience.
• Preferred RHIT certification or eligibility.
• Associate degree in HIM or related health care field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collects, tracks and reconciles patient medical record information after discharge.
• Preps, scans, quality checks and validates records for storage or imaging.
• Assists with chart completion and suspension processes; communicates with providers about incomplete records.
• Escalates documentation holds to clinical/administrative staff.
• Tracks tasks/time spent and meets quality/production targets.
• Performs standardized chart audits following guidelines.
• Accesses EMR to support record completion, coding and release of information.
• Performs EMPI tasks per policies and timeframes.
• Assists with patient portal enrollment.
• Performs medical transcription tasks per policies and timeframes.

Skills

HIM experience

Education

High School diploma

RHIT Certification or eligible

Associate’s degree in HIM or related health care field

Tools

EMR system

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Responsible for collecting, tracking and reconciling patient medical record information obtained from departments or nursing units once patient is discharged.Serves as an information resource by responding to requests for general and medical record information received via phone, e-mail, fax, or in person. Retrieves records per request for patient care, studies, committees, and other requests and works with other departments as needed.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities As Assigned:

• 1. Collects, tracks and reconciles patient medical record information obtained from departments or nursing units once patient is discharged.
• 2. Utilizing facility guidelines batches, preps, scans, quality checks and validates, records for document storage and/or imaging.
• 3. Assists with physician chart completion and suspension processes including assigning and validating chart deficiencies, communicating with Providers regarding their incomplete records and assisting with distribution of reports, letters and statistics related to delinquent medical records.
• 4. Escalates documentation holds to clinical and administrative personnel.
• 5. Tracks tasks/time spent as well as meets or exceeds quality and production targets.
• 6. Performs standardized chart audits following established guidelines/procedures.
• 7. Accesses EMR ( electronic medical records) system to support record completion, coding, release of information and overall management and maintenance of the legal health record.
• 8. Performs EMPI tasks according to established policies, procedures, and timeframes.
• 9. Assists with patient portal enrollment.
• 10. Performs medical transcription tasks according to established policies, procedures, and timeframes.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School diploma
• Two years HIM experience.

Preferred:

• RHIT Certified or eligible
• Associate’s degree in HIM or other related health care field.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26012379
• Daily Work Times: 8:00AM - 4:30PM
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.