HIM Clerk

Morris County Hospital; Council Grove (KS); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Morris County Hospital in Council Grove, KS is seeking an Health Information Management Clerk to handle incomplete record processing and file maintenance for legal records in paper and electronic formats.

You will verify data accuracy, index documents, operate scanning equipment, and cooperate with HIM peers, physicians, and patient care areas to ensure complete medical records and timely information requests.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Medical Terminology preferred.
• Strong communication skills essential.
• Proficiency in English, grammar and spelling.
• Proficient in proofreading.
• Ability to follow written, oral or diagrammatic instructions.

Responsibilities

• Assembles and analyzes medical records, electronic and paper, for completion and attaches a deficiency slip.
• Verifies accuracy of data for abstracts and completes KHDS abstracts and enters data into online computer.
• Operates scanning equipment and indexes documents to designated folders.
• General clerical duties such as answering phones, filing, maintaining records, processing information, utilizing fax machine, copy machine, word processing and email.
• Works with the Kansas Cancer Registry to provide required information.
• Answers requests for information following hospital policy for release of confidential information.
• Maintains patient index and patient chart.
• Compiles statistics and statistical reports.
• Compiles and completes QA reports for the department as directed.
• Cooperates with other departments as their work correlates with the health information department.
• Meets productivity and accuracy requirements consistently per HIM policy.
• Perform any of the functions of the departments as required by the director or in the absence of the director.
• Maintains confidentiality on all patient information by following MCH's HIPAA Privacy and Security policies.
• Treats all customers, including co-workers, with respect, cooperation, friendliness and service.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good communication

Proficiency in English

Proofreading

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Scanning equipment

KHDS data entry

Electronic/online records

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Council Grove, KS 66846

The Health Information Management Clerk is responsible for all aspects of incomplete record processing and medical record file maintenance for the legal record in paper and electronic format. Specific areas of responsibility include medical record file maintenance, assessing that all patient documents are validated for proper and accurate indexing, and analyzing electronic and scanned images of each record for accuracy and completeness to assign deficient medical record elements to appropriate medical staff. The HIM clerk will also work with requests for information. Works collaboratively with HIM peers, patient care areas, and physicians for the overall maintenance and completion of the medical record.

Qualifications: Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Assembles and analyzes medical records, electronic and paper, for completion and attaches a deficiency slip.
• Verifies accuracy of data for abstracts and completes KHDS abstracts and enters data into online computer.
• Operates scanning equipment and indexes documents to designated folders.
• General clerical duties such as answering phones, filing, maintaining records, processing information, utilizing fax machine, copy machine, word processing and email.
• Works with the Kansas Cancer Registry to provide required information.
• Answers requests for information following hospital policy for release of confidential information.
• Maintains patient index and patient chart.
• Compiles statistics and statistical reports.
• Compiles and completes QA reports for the department as directed.
• Cooperates with other departments as their work correlates with the health information department.
• Meets productivity and accuracy requirements consistently per HIM policy.
• Perform any of the functions of the departments as required by the director or in the absence of the director.
• Maintains confidentiality on all patient information by following MCH's HIPAA Privacy and Security policies.
• Treats all customers, including co-workers, with respect, cooperation, friendliness and service.

Education/ Experience/Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Medical Terminology preferred.
• Good communication skills as needed.
• Proficiency in proper use of English, grammar, and spelling.
• Proficient in proof reading.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form.
• Basic math skills are needed.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• The employee may be required to work extended periods of time at computer work station.
• Sedentary work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force.