HIM Specialist Sr

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

Job summary

CHI Health Midlands in Nebraska seeks an HIM Specialist Sr to maintain the integrity of patient health records across the medical record lifecycle in a fast-paced hospital setting. You will ensure HIPAA compliance and support providers and ROI requests.

The ideal candidate has at least two years of HIM experience, familiarity with EMR systems and Microsoft Office, and ideally an associate degree in a health-related field with RHIT/RRHIA certification.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1–3 years of Health Information Management experience in an acute care setting or progress toward RHIT/RHIA.
• Experience with EMR systems and HIM applications required.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain integrity, accuracy, and availability of patient health records throughout the chart lifecycle.
• Support release of information (ROI) requests and data quality initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA and regulatory standards while meeting productivity standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Associate degree in health-related field

RHIT or RHIA certification

Tools

EMR systems

HIM applications

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

At CHI Health Midlands we proudly serve Sarpy County and surrounding areas in Nebraska with patient-focused care. When designing our facility, we kept the patient viewpoint in mind, setting a tone for a more comfortable, less stressful hospital stay. We provide our patients with some of the highest quality scores in the country in heart and vascular, emergency, and surgical care. Also, we offer high quality care in diagnostics/radiology, women's care, home care, orthopedics, sleep and breathing disorders.

Pay Range

$18.06 - $25.51 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.