Health Information Technician

Comprehensive Life Resources; Washington; On-site; USD 46,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision (employee 100%

403(b) retirement plan

Life Insurance

Long term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Mileage reimbursement

Tuition Assistance

Paid Sick leave and Vacation

Bereavement Leave

Student Loan Repayment

Continuing Education Assistance

Job summary

Comprehensive Life Resources in Tacoma, WA is seeking a Health Information Technician to join our team in the downtown area. This full-time, in-office role focuses on maintaining electronic medical records and ensuring data accuracy.

Responsibilities include organizing records for scanning, analyzing workflows, and assisting with HIPAA compliance while delivering quality customer service to providers and clients.

Qualifications

• Experience with HIPAA and health information management workflows.
• Strong data entry and document management skills.
• Familiarity with EMR systems and scanning/indexing processes.
• Ability to write and improve workflows.

Responsibilities

• Organize medical record documentation for scanning and indexing.
• Analyze processes and write workflows.
• Ensure correct routing of records via ROI processes.
• Maintain confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.
• Provide daily statistics on electronic filing.
• Support HIM Manager with policy updates and audits.
• Coordinate with other CLR programs as needed.

Skills

HIPAA compliance

Electronic medical records

Data entry

Workflow analysis

Customer service

Attention to detail

Tools

ShareFile

IntakeQ

Electronic Consent Management

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Health Information Management

Full Time - In Office

$22.00 - $31.92

Monday - Friday 8am to 4:30pm

Comprehensive Life Resources is looking for a qualified Health Information Technician to join our growing team in downtown Tacoma.

We Offer - Medical, Dental, and Vision with 100% paid premiums for employees. 11 paid holidays, 403(b)-retirement plan, Life Insurance, Long term Disability, Employee Assistance Program (up to 6 consultations per year), Mileage reimbursement, Tuition Assistance, Paid Sick leave and Vacation, Bereavement Leave, Student Loan Repayment, and Continuing Education Assistance. All benefits contingent on working a scheduled 40hrs a week.

Function: Analyze medical record data; maintain the electronic medical record documentation by verifying the completeness, accuracy, and entry into the computerized medical records. Provide assistance to the Health Information Manager in writing detailed and complex workflow procedures. Serves as a member of the organization that welcomes, engages and serves individuals with complex wellness needs.

Responsibilities:

• Organize medical record documentation in preparation for electronic sorting, scanning, and indexing.
• Analyze processes and write workflows.
• Accurately selects the proper type of client episodes to place the medical record documentation when scanning records into the charts.
• Forward specific medical record documentation to outside providers via the electronic ROI process.
• Perform cut and paste functions in windows applications for electronic filing.
• Meet medical record department standards for electronic scanning, indexing, and filing.
• Provide management staff daily statistics on documents electronically filed.
• Analyze, format, print, and mail records to clients and providers for all CLR programs.
• Problem solves and merges to correct duplicate medical records and ensures the chart documentation is in the correct place.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of medical records and scanning equipment in compliance with HIPAA standards.
• Fax medical record documentation in accordance with HIPAA, ensuring confidentiality.
• Provide customer service to clients, providers, and other customers for release of information by answering incoming calls and emails from outside entities, including current and former clients.
• Process and respond to all HIM emails in a timely manner.
• Assist the HIM Manager in the research of current state and federal laws to ensure the facilities HIM/HIPAA policies are up to date and accurate.
• Coordinate with other CLR programs as needed to create/troubleshoot paperwork workflows to increase staff productivity.
• Provide additional training to CLR employees as needed regarding HIPAA Privacy and HIM functions.
• Collect and securely transport medical records from both residential facilities weekly QA, processing, scanning, and importing.
• Maintain the collection and destruction of confidential bin contents with partnered shredding business.
• Monitor the quality of documents to ensure they are the correct form, contain the correct identifiers, and filed in the appropriate chart.
• Processes incoming faxes for HIM, Outpatient Programs, and other programs at CLR.
• Process the release of Treatment Plan Reviews from our children's inpatient facility every 90 days to their respective MCO's.
• Prepare the release of Discharge Summary from our Children's Inpatient Facility upon documentation finalization to the applicable entities.
• Manages the uploading and processing of consents via the HCA's Electronic Consent Management system for the entire agency.
• Assists in creating consents for the agency.
• Responds to and problem-solve CLR Resource HUB tickets that apply to HIM functions.
• Manages, troubleshoots, and trains CLR employees in ShareFile.
• Send out applicable records to CHC for participating clients to facilitate the integrated health requirements as part of our CCBHC agreement.
• Assist the nursing team with sending over necessary documents for prior authorizations in a timely manner.
• Preparing and releasing necessary documents for program audits, chart reviews, judicial subpoenas, and judicial court orders as applicable by state and federal laws.
• Process any incoming documents through IntakeQ.
• Uses Microsoft products, adobe pro, kno2, and other software programs to perfor