Health Information Management Associate

Urban Health Plan • Bronx, NY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

We are currently hiring a Bilingual (Spanish/English) Health Information Management (HIM) Associate to join our HIM Department at 953 Southern Blvd. The HIM Associate oversees the protection and management of the information in the Electric Health Record (EHR). This role is responsible for ensuring that only authorized persons access and/or receives requested information within a specified timeframe and promotes the integrity of the information scanned into the EHR.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience with clerical/administrative functions is required, ideally in a health care setting.
• Bilingual Spanish/English is preferred.
• Must have excellent communication skills and ability to provide exceptional experience to patients.
• Understanding of medical terminology, computer skills, and multi-tasking.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Verifies all logs for scanned documents before they are sent to the warehouse for storage.
• Maintain department inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediating order for supplies bi-monthly; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Maintain computerized record management system to store and process data for medical and onsite Auditors' requests.
• Scan information into Electronic Health Record (EHR) as per established standards.
• Review and processes all requests for medical information to ensure HIPPA and New York State Laws compliance.

Benefits

• Fully funded Health Insurance for yourself
• 73.5% funded Health Insurance for your family
• Dental Insurance
• $50,000 term life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings (including annual UHP Contribution)
• Comprehensive time off including paid vacation, personal time, sick time, and paid holidays (including your birthday!).

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