Data Integrity Specialist I

Emory Healthcare • Atlanta, GA

355d

About The Position

At Emory Healthcare, we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be. We provide comprehensive health benefits that start day 1, student loan repayment assistance & reimbursement programs, family-focused benefits, wellness incentives, ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs, and more. This position is 100% remote, with applicants only considered from specific states.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and three years experience in Health Information Management or health care environment.
• HIM Credential may be accepted in lieu of experience.
• Previous experience with health information management systems such as Cerner, Epic, Sovera, Healthquest or Sectra.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates problem resolution of patient Admission, Discharge, Transfer (ADT) information from registration systems to ensure consistency between these systems and the Emory Electronic Medical Records (EeMR).
• Coordinates with all source system administrators to alert them to ADT issues and advise on necessary corrections.
• Manages and executes patient identity tasks including patient updates, demographic updates, and reconciliation of patient records.
• Monitors and replies to all communication sent to the Making Data Healthy team in-basket and Service Now queue.
• Communicates with customers via e-mail, phone calls, in-basket messaging, and Service Now updates.
• Maintains assigned daily Epic work queues, keeping tasks within established metrics.
• Facilitates potential and linked patient records in EMPI work queues.
• Accesses patient legacy records to research patient encounter history and identity documentation.
• Uses critical thinking to understand issues and appropriate resolutions.
• Performs other related projects and duties as assigned.
• Responsible for the EMPI maintenance and facilitation of Patient Identity functions for all Emory Healthcare.
• Ensures compliance with EHC IS, EHC, Joint Commission, and HIPAA guidelines, Patient Privacy, policies, and procedures.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
• Family-focused benefits
• Wellness incentives
• Ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees