Medical Records Technician / SEIU - D

Highmark Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking an HIM-oriented professional to manage discharge records, assemble and index charts, and scan patient documents for encounters. You will also handle requests for health information and ensure compliance with procedures and legislative requirements.

The role emphasizes accuracy in chart organization, information retrieval, and collaboration with physicians, patients, and Health Center departments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months experience within HIM preferred and cross trained in two of the following functions: prepping, scanning or indexing, electronic medical record, data integrity functions, transcription outsourced duties, data entry and/or perform system testing.
• Preferred Certificate or degree from college or technical school or three to six months related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Accounts for records upon discharge and follows up to locate missing records where applicable.
• Assembles records into proper chart order.
• Scans patient records and loose sheets to patient encounters.
• Indexes patient records to ensure scanning quality according to procedure.
• Provides reception and processing of requests for all information for all chart requests.
• Retrieve records and loose sheets from floors for processing.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Skills

HIM experience

Education

Certificate or degree from college or technical school

Tools

EMR software

Job description

Company : Allegheny Health Network

GENERAL OVERVIEW

Accounts for discharges organizes documents, performs scanning activities. Performs quality checks to ensure all scanning is performed according to procedure. Assists physicians, patients, Health Center departments and outside agencies with request for health information. Performs release of patient information according to legislative requirements and policy and procedures

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accounts for records upon discharge, provides follow up to locate the records not received where applicable.(15%)
• Assembles (preps) records into proper chart order. (15%)
• Scans patient records and loose sheets to patient encounters. (15%)
• Indexes patient records to ensure scanning quality is performed according to procedure. (15%)
• Provides reception and processing of request for all information for all chart requests. (15%)
• Retrieve records and loose sheets from floors for processing. (15%)
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 6 months experience within HIM preferred and cross trained in two of the following functions: prepping, scanning or indexing, electronic medical record, data integrity functions, transcription outsourced duties, data entry and/or perform system testing.
• Preferred Certificate or degree from college or technical school or three to six months related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. California Consumer Privacy Act Employees, Contractors, and Applicants Notice Highmark Health is a national, blended health organization that includes one of America’s largest Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers and a growing regional hospital and physician network. Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., Highmark Health’s 35,000 employees serve millions of customers nationwide through the nonprofit organization’s affiliated businesses, which include Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, HM Insurance Group, United Concordia Dental, HM Health Solutions and HM Home & Community Services. Highmark Health’s businesses proudly serve a broad spectrum of health-related needs including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative, technology solutions.