HIM Technician, Day Shift, Patient Financial Services

Adventist HealthCare; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Dental, and VIs

Employer-paid disability and life

Paid Time Off

Retirement contribution and match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Adventist HealthCare’s Shady Grove Medical Center is seeking an experienced HIM Tech for the Patient Financial Services department. You will retrieve, index, and validate discharge records for EMR scanning and ensure proper labeling and timely processing.

Requires RHIT preferred, 2+ years in medical records, strong customer service, and ability to work independently or with a team. Familiarity with Cerner and Kofax is beneficial.

Qualifications

• RHIT preferred.
• Two years’ experience in a medical records department or medical office setting.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Fluent English; bilingual preferred.

Responsibilities

• Retrieves discharged records and loose documentation from Nursing Units and ancillary departments.
• Reconciles retrieved records against discharge lists.
• Preps, indexes, QC, and validates all discharges for scanning into EMR.
• Follows up on missing records within 48 hours with clinical areas.
• Prepares documents for scanning, labels by type, patient name, and encounter.
• Operates Cerner, Kofax scanning, and Forms on Demand systems.
• Keeps records labeled and labeled correctly; replaces labels as needed.
• Ensures timely processing to meet department performance standards.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Communication skills

English fluency

Bilingual

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

RHIT preferred

Tools

Windows

Word

Excel

Job description

Shady Grove Medical CenterIf you are a current Adventist HealthCare employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.Shady Grove Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced HIM Tech for our Patient Financial Services dept who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.As a HIM tech you will:• Retrieves all discharged records/ loose patient documentation from Nursing Units and other ancillary departments as required.• Reconciles retrieved medical records against patient discharge lists.• Prep, index, quality control (QC), and validate all discharges in a timely manner.• Follow-up with any missing records immediately and consistently with clinical areas until obtained.• Reports any missing charts greater than 48 hours to Supervisor for follow-up. Identify all missing charts on spreadsheet.• Prepares all documents according to department specifications for proper scanning into EMR.• Single document scan or batch scan loose work received from the clinical areas in a timely manner.• Prioritizes tasks to insure timely processing of patient information.• Ensures all documents are properly labeled by document type, patient name and patient encounter.• Ensures all documents have correct barcode and replaces with correct labels as needed.• Incorporates all thinned portions and loose work of the medical records being prepped.• Efficiently navigates all computer systems such as Cerner, Kofax (scanning), Forms on demand, as needed.• Identifies and troubleshoot issues with applications, escalating issues as appropriate.• Assists or helps meet department performance standards and organizational targets by processing records in a timely and efficient manner.Qualifications include:• RHIT preferred• High school graduate or equivalent required.• Knowledge of medical terminology.• Minimum of two years’ experience in a medical records department; or medical office setting• Must have strong customer service skills.• Strong attention to detail.• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.• PC skills in Windows environment required. Knowledge of desktop applications to include Word and Excel is helpful.• Good organizational and analytical skills.• Ability to speak, read and write in fluent English.• Bilingual preferredWork Schedule:Employment Type: Full-timeHours per Month: 40hrs/monthTypical Daily Schedule: M-FShift Type: DaysHoliday Requirements: Follow company holiday calendarShift Differential Eligible: YesPay Range:$18.40 - $23.48If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:United States of America (Non-Exempt)At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.We do this by offering:Work life balance through nonrotating shiftsRecognition and rewards for professional expertiseFree Employee parkingMedical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hireEmployer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)Paid Time OffEmployer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting periodVoluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insuranceSubsidized childcare at participating childcare centersTuition ReimbursementEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) supportAs a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. 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