Correspondence Document Associate - HIM

Hartford HealthCare • Willimantic, CT

5d

About The Position

Work where every moment matters.
Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.
For more than 75 years, Windham Hospital has treated patients with the latest high-tech equipment, operated by some of the most skilled and compassionate medical professionals available. We seek to meet the total healthcare needs of people from throughout Northeastern Connecticut. Our staff members are proud to live and work in this area and are committed to providing quality healthcare to our community.
Position Summary
A clerical competent individual responsible for releasing protected health information consistent with regulations and departmental policies and procedures. Provides reception to all requestors for information via the telephone or as a walk-in and courteously and expeditiously processes the request within the established turnaround times. This position is responsible for reception duties including mail sorting and distribution. Responsible for preparing all designated information for imaging (scanning & indexing) all required documents within the timeframe. This position is responsible for reception duties including mail sorting and distribution. Responsible for the prompt retrieval and filing of all medical information consistent with departmental policies and procedures. Duties include purging of records in accordance with designated time frames. Responsible for reception duties including mail sorting and distribution. Evaluation of competencies will occur on a random basis throughout a year. Productive hours on a weekly basis will be used for assessing the productivity standards.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• A minimum of one year in a Health Information Management (HIM) (medical record) department, Hospital, clinic, nursing home or equivalent one year in a HIM academic program.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, HIM Department, file maintenance, record assembly and analysis for inpatient and outpatient records, is essential.

Nice To Haves

• preference given to candidate with successful completion of a health information management program.
• preference given to candidate with successful completion of a health information management or physician office practice management program.

Responsibilities

• releasing protected health information consistent with regulations and departmental policies and procedures
• Provides reception to all requestors for information via the telephone or as a walk-in and courteously and expeditiously processes the request within the established turnaround times
• reception duties including mail sorting and distribution
• preparing all designated information for imaging (scanning & indexing) all required documents within the timeframe
• prompt retrieval and filing of all medical information consistent with departmental policies and procedures
• Duties include purging of records in accordance with designated time frames
• Evaluation of competencies will occur on a random basis throughout a year
• Productive hours on a weekly basis will be used for assessing the productivity standards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees