Health Information Specialist

Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital; Alexandria (LA); Presencial; USD 15.000 - 25.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401(k)

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Descripción de la vacante

Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital is seeking a full-time HIM records specialist responsible for preparing, assembling, scanning, indexing, and analyzing inpatient, outpatient, and ancillary records to ensure complete charts in compliance with policies and laws. Reports to the HIM Director in a patient-focused facility with a range of benefits.

Responsibilities include organizing and mailing dictations, ensuring chart completion, responding to information requests, and coordinating with nursing

Formación

• Two years experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Responsible for copying, sorting and mailing dictation to surgeons, referring physicians, and anesthesiologists as requested.
• Organize, assemble and analyze medical records for completeness ensuring all components of the record are present and in order.
• File completed medical charts and any loose information relating to old charts.
• Respond to information requests from patients, physicians, billing department and nursing staff.
• If documentation is missing, return chart to the nursing staff to correct.
• Deliver charts that need to be completed by nursing staff to either Pre-Op or PACU.
• Disassemble, scan and flag all deficient charts. Once signed, verify chart is complete before sending to the permanent file.
• Review operative report to verify the surgeon has dictated the radiology findings for any case in which radiology was used.
• Disassemble medical charts for discharged patients and verify the HIM department receives all charts.
• Copy routine operative notes for specified doctors the day after surgery and put in appropriate area to mail. Ensure operative notes reflect the procedure that was performed.
• Put routine operative notes on appropriate charts.
• Review charts once they have been signed by the surgeon / anesthesiologist ensuring chart is complete.
• Pull charts needing signatures for any doctor performing surgery the next day. Take charts to designated area for completion.
• Verify all pathology reports have been received from Delta Pathology.
• Match old dictated reports with charts when the surgeon has dictated after the date of surgery.
• Respond to release of information requests while maintaining compliance with CLSH policies, departmental procedures, and applicable state and federal laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the HIM Director to maintain the department.
• Comply with facility Standards of Behavior and complete all required education assignments within the designated timeline.
• Participates in cross-training as needed.
• Notifies Director immediately of any potential problems involving job functions, equipment failures or other issues that could impact productivity.

Descripción del empleo

Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital is seeking a full-time HIM records specialist responsible for preparing, assembling, scanning, indexing, and analyzing inpatient, outpatient, and ancillary records to ensure complete charts in compliance with policies and laws. Reports to the HIM Director in a patient-focused facility with a range of benefits.

Responsibilities include organizing and mailing dictations, ensuring chart completion, responding to information requests, and coordinating with nursing