HIS Technician

Sacramento Native American Health Center, Inc; Anderson (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Wages

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

403 (b) Retirement Plan with matching

Long-term Disability

Job summary

Shasta Community Health Center in Anderson, CA is seeking a Health Information Services Technician to maintain patient confidentiality of medical records and provide clerical support for the Health Information Services department.

You will index and scan records into NextGen EHR, process incoming documents and faxes, assist with referrals and billing documentation, and ensure accurate information is available to staff and external facilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year healthcare related experience in medical records or related area.
• Associate’s degree RHIT/RHIA preferred.
• Experience with NextGen EHR and MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and protect patient confidentiality of medical records.
• Process and index documents into NextGen EHR.
• Handle clerical duties and answer incoming calls for the HIS department.
• Assist with billing documentation and patient chart management.
• Index and file documents accurately to patient charts.

Skills

Discretion and independent judgment

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Teamwork and conflict management

Written and verbal communication

Education

Minimum 1 year healthcare experience

Tools

NextGen

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Location 2801 Silver St,Anderson, CA, 96007,United States
• Base Pay $22.00 - $32.50 / Hour
• Job Category Psvc
• Employee Type Regular Full-Time HNE

Description

Base Pay: $22.00 - $32.50 / hour

JOB SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Health Information Services Manager, the Health Information Services Technician is responsible for maintaining and protecting patient confidentiality of medical records. Provide clerical support for the Health Information Services department including maintaining medical charts, documenting data entry and retrieval, and answering incoming calls. Provide accurate and appropriate information and assistance with outside facilities as well as in-house staff.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintenance of Electronic Health Records
• Processing and distribution of incoming mail for the clinic into mailboxes or satellite bins.
• Processing of documents prior to scanning for efficient indexing.
• Processes, documents, and appropriately distributes incoming faxes, both in paper and digital format.
• Accurately scan records for indexing into NextGen EHR with excellent quality.
• Evaluate and import Faxes from electronic system in preparation for Indexing into Document management software.
• Accurately indexes documents into the correct document type in the correct patient chart.
• Send tasks and provide approval documents as necessary.
• Evaluate incoming faxed prescriptions and inputs into the Medical Module for clinician processing.
• Evaluate incoming orders from external organizations that require provider approval and distribute, document disposition of orders, and return signed orders to originator.
• Assists with mortality reports to assure clinician completion.
• Sends out, and imports clinician transcription into EHR.
• Obtains outside records from other medical facilities using secure access in response to requests for records.
• Processes records using interface software (Rosetta Holding Tank) to accurately match and file documents.
• Scan and index documentation into EHR for Dental Center.
• Assist Billing dept. by obtaining consult documentation for hospital billing, creating new charts when necessary.
• Merge duplicate charts when identified.
• Process incoming checks by entering onto the check log for Finance.

Clerical Responsibilities/Information Assistance

• Answers telephone calls for patient chart requests, reports, and additional information needed by authorized personnel.
• Process requests for records in accordance with State of California guidelines.
• Assist the Referrals Center with follow up of referrals made by assuring the completed reportsare in the patient chart. Making phone calls to specialty offices as necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in a variety of decision-making scenarios
• Good attention to detail and ability to probe for information to fully understand the needs of the customer
• Strong organizational and prioritizing skills
• Ability to work within a team and to manage conflict
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 1 year of healthcare related experience in the area(s) of direct patient care, medical records, patient registration, scheduling, claims and/or information technology within a hospital or clinic, or the equivalent in education and experience

PREFERRED

• Associate’s degree in health information, business, or related field.
• RHIT or RHIA certification
• Experience with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Power Point etc.)
• Experience with NextGen

BENEFITS

• Competitive Wages
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 403 (b) Retirement Plan with matching employer contribution
• Long-term Disability coverage
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• CME with stipend, for those eligible
• Employee Assistance Program
• Jury Duty Pay
• Bereavement Pay
• Prescription Discount Program
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Educational Reimbursement
• Free Teledoc service for benefit eligible employees

Shasta Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer