Health Informatics Coordinator I

West Anaheim Medical Center•Anaheim, CA

20h•$21 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! West Anaheim Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Founded in 1964, West Anaheim Medical Center is a 219-bed acute-care hospital dedicated to providing the community with high-quality, compassionate healthcare. Key services include general medical and surgical inpatient care and treatment, emergency services, surgical services, behavioral health, comprehensive heart center, and diagnostic imaging. For more information, visit www.westanaheimmedctr.com. Responsibilities Under the general direction of Manager/Director of Health Informatics, the Health Informatics Coordinator I accesses, inputs, and retrieves information, and solves problems using various computer systems. This position is responsible to verify and ensure receipt of all medical records upon patient’s discharge, prep, scan and index the same. This person acts as the liaison for physician offices and other hospital staff and assists physicians and other medical personnel in achieving timely, accurate, and complete documentation. This position also analyzes the medical record for chart completion deficiencies, in accordance with regulatory requirements and Medical Staff Rules and Regulations. Also, Health Informatics Coordinator I not only assists medical staff member in their chart completion effort, but also helps with the suspension process if the medical staff member does not complete their records in a timely manner. This employee also coordinates workflow on the EHR systems and processes. Performs quality monitoring and participates in activities to improve outcomes for the integrity of the electronic health record (EHR). Customer service is integral to the position as the coordinator is also responsible for answering telephone calls and assisting visitors (including but not limited to physicians, patients, and their family members), while maintaining confidentiality. This position is also responsible to assist with Release of Medical records, Cancer Registry reporting, Birth Certification process for newborns, Tracking of Newborn Screening samples and results etc. The Health Informatics Coordinator I will further support the department needs through assistance in any of analysis, Release of Information, or other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum One year HIM experience in acute care setting required.
Accurate alphabetic, numeric, and/or terminal-digit filing skills required.
Working knowledge of medical terminology required
Knowledge of the State and Federal Regulatory requirements for medical staff documentation required.
Knowledge of the State and Federal Regulatory requirements for HIPAA Privacy and Security required.
Demonstration of ability to operate a computer, multiple software applications, and other office equipment as necessary required.
High School diploma or equivalent

Nice To Haves

Experience in EHR platforms and software preferred.
Experience with training in an EHR and/or documentation-related applications preferred.
Knowledge of clinical informatics preferred.

Responsibilities

Accesses, inputs, and retrieves information, and solves problems using various computer systems.
Verifies and ensure receipt of all medical records upon patient’s discharge, prep, scan and index the same.
Acts as the liaison for physician offices and other hospital staff and assists physicians and other medical personnel in achieving timely, accurate, and complete documentation.
Analyzes the medical record for chart completion deficiencies, in accordance with regulatory requirements and Medical Staff Rules and Regulations.
Assists medical staff member in their chart completion effort, but also helps with the suspension process if the medical staff member does not complete their records in a timely manner.
Coordinates workflow on the EHR systems and processes.
Performs quality monitoring and participates in activities to improve outcomes for the integrity of the electronic health record (EHR).
Answering telephone calls and assisting visitors (including but not limited to physicians, patients, and their family members), while maintaining confidentiality.
Assist with Release of Medical records, Cancer Registry reporting, Birth Certification process for newborns, Tracking of Newborn Screening samples and results etc.
Support the department needs through assistance in any of analysis, Release of Information, or other duties as assigned.