Electronic Medical Records Specialist

Novant Health • Winston-Salem, NC

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About The Position

The Health Information Management (HIM) department is responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and monitoring information management standards and systems to support patient medical records. The EMR Specialist is responsible for discharge unit rounding to assess, prep, scan (HIMSS7 unit scanning) and index medical records into any record scanning application/electronic medical record system. The EMR Specialist performs on-site release of information tasks for walk-in medical record requests, continuity of care, and incoming mail as well as department phone coverage, providing customer service to callers/visitors to the HIM Department as appropriate. The EMR Specialist is responsible for supporting all on-site HIM workflows within acute care HIM Departments. This includes record pulling/ordering from off-site vendor. EMR Specialists may be assigned additional on-site HIM duties as necessary in order to maintain fluid departmental operations. Team member will also foster working relationships with other departments to ensure timely resolution related to any issues within these workflows.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum three years equivalent work experience with similar work assignments roles, and responsibilities or RHIT/RHIA in lieu of equivalent work experience required.
• Must possess excellent analytical skills and customer service skills.
• Ability to successfully complete generic and department-specific skills validation and competency testing.
• Must have the ability to multitask and work independently with limited supervision.
• Must be able to meet standardized productivity metrics/goals.
• Strong working knowledge of HIPAA requirements.
• Comfortable in a computer-based workflow.
• Working knowledge and/or familiarity with acute care medical records and hospital regulatory environment.
• Ability to drive/travel to multiple locations/facilities as needed.

Nice To Haves

• 2 Year / Associate Degree preferred.
• RHIT certification preferred.
• Experience with the EPIC EHR and/or Hyland OnBase scanning application.

Responsibilities

• Discharge unit rounding to assess, prep, scan and index medical records.
• Perform on-site release of information tasks for walk-in medical record requests.
• Handle continuity of care and incoming mail.
• Provide customer service to callers/visitors to the HIM Department.
• Support all on-site HIM workflows within acute care HIM Departments.
• Record pulling/ordering from off-site vendor.
• Foster working relationships with other departments.

Benefits

• Full time with benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED