HIM Specialist Sr

Catholic Health Initiatives; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Health Initiatives in Omaha, NE seeks an HIM Specialist Sr to maintain integrity, accuracy, and availability of patient health records across the medical record lifecycle. You will support providers and stakeholders in a fast-paced hospital setting while ensuring HIPAA compliance and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include advanced HIM tasks such as document imaging, complex chart analysis, resolving data integrity issues, managing record completion, ROI requests, and meeting

Qualifications

• Two years of HIM experience in acute care/healthcare setting or progress toward RHIT/RHIA with related experience.
• Experience with EMR systems and HIM applications is required.
• High school diploma or GED required; associate degree and RHIT/RHIA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain integrity, accuracy and availability of patient health records across the medical record lifecycle.
• Perform advanced HIM tasks including document imaging and complex chart analysis.
• Resolve data integrity issues and manage record completion processes, ROI requests, and data reconciliation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Regulatory compliance

HIPAA privacy

Education

HS diploma or GED

Associate degree in health-related field

RHIT or RHIA certification

Tools

EMR systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our HIM Specialist Sr, you will play a pivotal role in the revenue cycle by maintaining the integrity, accuracy, and availability of patient health records throughout the medical record lifecycle. You will serve as a key resource within our Health Information Management department, ensuring strict compliance with regulatory standards and HIPAA privacy laws while supporting providers and internal stakeholders in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Every day you will perform advanced HIM functions, including document imaging, complex chart analysis, and the resolution of data integrity issues to ensure the accuracy of the Master Patient Index. You will be responsible for managing record completion processes, reconciling rejected orders, and supporting release of information (ROI) requests, all while meeting established productivity and quality standards to drive operational excellence.

To be successful in this role, you will possess a minimum of two years of experience in an acute care or healthcare setting, along with demonstrated proficiency in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems and Microsoft Office applications. You should be a detail-oriented professional with strong analytical skills; while a high school diploma or GED is required, an Associate degree in a health-related field and RHIT or RHIA certification are preferred to help us maintain the highest standards of data quality and healthcare compliance.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
• 1-3 years Minimum of 2 years of Health Information Management experience in an acute care or healthcare setting or progress towards a RHIT, RHIA or progress towards a healthcare or business college degree program with relevant related experience., upon hire and
• Experience with electronic medical record (EMR) systems and HIM applications required , upon hire and

Preferred

• Associates Other Associates Degree in health-related field (RHIT) or completion of healthcare degree program (RHIA) preferred upon hire., upon hire and
• Experience with data integrity, chart analysis, and record completion workflows preferred, upon hire
• Registered Health Information Administrator, upon hire or
• Registered Health Information Technician, upon hire

Where You'll Work

CHI Health Immanuel, located in North Omaha just off of I-680 on 72nd Street, offers a full-service hospital, cancer center, rehabilitation center, specialty spine hospital and more. For well over a century, our commitment to serve our community inspires our staff to provide the highest quality of care to all who we have the privilege to serve.

Pay Range

$18.06 - $25.51 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.