HIMS Document Imaging Technician SH-OC

Kaiser Permanente; Hyattsville (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is seeking an Imaging Technician to identify and prepare electronic and paper health information documents for inclusion in the electronic medical record using scanning technology. You will sort, index, and scan documents and create encounters in KP HealthConnect.

Responsibilities include printing labels and barcodes, managing QA checks, and assisting with training. The role requires at least two years of experience handling Protected Health Information, a high school diploma

Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years of experience handling Protected Health Information.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Successful completion of a standardized test in medical terminology with proficiency.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently.
• Good interpersonal skills with internal and external customers.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs and travel to other medical centers if needed.

Responsibilities

• Document Sorting: Determine whether a document should be scanned and separate internal vs external documents.
• Document Preparation: Remove staples, print labels, print barcodes, and create FYI flags as needed.
• Index Documents: Determine encounter numbers and indexing elements like MRN, department, provider, visit date.
• Retrieve information from computer systems to complete indexing and importing tasks.
• Scanning: Batch documents and perform scanning with appropriate hardware/software.
• Quality check: Verify scan quality and proper indexing in KP HealthConnect.

Skills

PHI handling

Organizational skills

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

PACE

KMATE

Health Connect

Job description

Job Summary:

Identifies and prepares appropriate electronic and paper-based health information documents for inclusion in the electronic medical record through the use of scanning technology. This includes, but is not limited to, sorting, identifying, indexing and scanning the documents as well as creating an encounter in KP HealthConnect.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Document Sorting: Determines whether or not document is to be scanned. Separates internally generated documents from externally generated documents.
• Document Preparation: Removes staples, paperclips and repair torn papers, etc. Identifies and stamp poor quality documents for future reference. Print patient labels, barcodes and create FYI flags, if appropriate/necessary.
• Index Documents: Identifies and determines whether or not a new or existing encounter number is to be associated with documents through review of KP HealthConnect Clinical system. Identifies appropriate document type and determines whether it is to be scanned as a single document or a set. Identifies indexing elements such as Medical Records Number (MRN), department, provider, admit date, visit date, discharge date, existing encounter number, etc. Creates appropriate scan encounters in KP HealthConnect Clinicals.
• Retrieves information from a variety of computer systems to complete both indexing and importing tasks. Accesses scanning software to associate documents with encounters to ensure proper delivery and scanning of documents.
• Scanning: Review and batch documents using defined workflows. Scan batch/document(s) using scanning hardware/software.
• Quality check: Review scanned images in KPHC and/or scanning software to verify quality and proper indexing of scan (i.e., medical record number and document type).
• Reviews and manages the daily error reports from the QA process. Includes correcting mismatched documents in batches, incorrect MRN and encounter number pairs.
• Receives and repairs erroneous scans such as mismatched document and MRN, document inserted in wrong clinical encounter tab, document input on wrong account.
• Trains new staff as needed.
• Answers phones in order to meet customer service standards, as needed.
• Performs other related duties as directed.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of experience handling Protected Health Information required.
• Per the National Agreement, current KP Coalition employees have this experience requirement waived.

Education

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Additional Requirements:

• Successful completion of a standardized test in medical terminology with a proficiency rate of 84% within the last year required.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
• Bending, lifting, mobility, and manual dexterity required.
• Employee may be required to lift up to 30lbs.
• Employee may need to travel to other medical centers on occasion

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in the use of applicable compute software, i.e. PACE, KMATE and Health Connect preferred.