HIM Tech I: Records & ROI Specialist

UNMH Jobs; Albuquerque (NM); Vor Ort; USD 32.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

UNMH Jobs seeks an entry-level Health Information Management (HIM) Technician I to support the MDC - HIM department in Albuquerque. The role handles clerical HIM tasks, prepares and scans documents, and ensures accurate indexing into the EHR with attention to HIPAA compliance.

Day shifts, full-time, no patient care duties. Responsibilities include chart analysis, processing requests for medical records, and maintaining timely, accurate disclosures.

Qualifikationen

• Essential: High School or GED Equivalent
• Nonessential: Associate Degree
• Education specialization: Nonessential: Related Discipline
• Experience: Essential: 1 year HIM/medical records experience

Aufgaben

• ANALYSIS - Completes chart analysis of all discharged medical records for inpatient, day surgery, and observation discharges. Reviews H&Ps, Operative Reports, and Discharge Summaries to ensure they meet CMS/TJC documentation requirements.
• QUALITY - Works as part of the team to identify and ensure documentation accuracy within scanning operation and report identified problems with any assigned function
• INFORMATION REQUESTS - Processes all requests and inquiries for protected health information, dispersing the information with accountability to all regulatory entities and according to the facility’s policy and procedures; obtain proper signatures for release of information in order to comply with disclosure requirements in accordance with federal and state regulations; invoices, records and processes funds received from requesters
• DATA - Use electronic medical records and supporting applications to retrieve necessary data for disclosures is required
• RECORDS - Create and maintain daily records of work performed
• CUSTOMER SERVICE - Responds to additional service or special requests in a timely manner; ensures customer issues are appropriately resolved; demonstrate positive customer relations. Assists patients and families in completing required forms, locating documents, and referring them to the appropriate services and resources. Processes urgent provider requests for protected health information in order to continue patient care
• COMMUNICATION - Answers all front desk calls and assist in providing coverage for walk-in patients and customers; this is in reference to ROI functions, as well as Patient Portal and/or HIM-related matters; provides requestors with authorization forms and/or attestation form to ensure proper completion of forms prior to release of protected health information (PHI)
• CONFIDENTIALITY - Maintains medical records confidentiality and legal requirements
• PPOLICIES AND PROCEDURES - Ensures institutional policies and procedures for administration and maintenance of medical records are adhered to
• TIMELINESS - Process all requests for information in accordance to federal, state and regulatory timeliness guidelines; complete all scanning operational tasks and/or documentation recreations within established timeliness standards

Ausbildung

High School or GED Equivalent

Associate Degree

Jobbeschreibung

UNMH Jobs seeks an entry-level Health Information Management (HIM) Technician I to support the MDC - HIM department in Albuquerque. The role handles clerical HIM tasks, prepares and scans documents, and ensures accurate indexing into the EHR with attention to HIPAA compliance.

Day shifts, full-time, no patient care duties. Responsibilities include chart analysis, processing requests for medical records, and maintaining timely, accurate disclosures.