Health Information Management (HIM) Document Router II

CNY Family Care, LLP•East Syracuse, NY

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Health Information Management (HIM) Document Router II position routes and indexes patient documentation and incoming medical documents that are received by fax, e-fax, mail, and/or secure direct message accurately and efficiently within the patient’s electronic medical record. Responsible for tracking open lab orders to ensure missing results from outside laboratories are received, lab orders are closed, and/or declined when ordered lab work is not completed.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
2 years’ experience working in a health care setting required
Knowledge and experience with Electronic Health Record required

Nice To Haves

one to two years of college preferred
Experience in medical records very helpful
Medent EHR experience candidates highly prioritized
Certification as an RHIT or in the process of obtaining is preferred

Responsibilities

Index and route a variety of e-faxed and/or direct secure message medical documents accurately into patient electronic health records in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure document holding tanks are processed daily and remain free of backlog.
Sort, retrieve, scan, and index a variety of paper medical reports into patient electronic health record.
Review outstanding open lab reports each month, obtain missing results from HealtheConnections or Community Chart as needed, generate and send declined lab letters to patients when ordered testing is not completed, and update the lab status to declined.
Link appropriate specialist visit notes in the patient's electronic health record to open referrals and ensure the referral gets closed.
Parse specific lab results received via CCD or CCDA into electronic health records.
Customize the Disease Maintenance and Health Maintenance formula for colonoscopy within the patient's electronic health record.
Contact skilled nursing facilities, as needed, to obtain admission notes and discharge summaries requested by CNY Family Care Transition of Care nurses; ensure all records are received and uploaded to the patient’s electronic health record prior to the transition-of-care visit.
Review outgoing medical record requests for completeness and ensure they are HIPAA valid authorizations.
Perform regular quality checks to ensure all scanned documents are indexed according to standard operating procedures.

Benefits

Annual performance review
performance-based merit increase
Health, dental and vision benefits available with coverage effective the first of the month following date of hire
Full complement of voluntary benefits
$1,000 annual employer HSA contribution for employees enrolled in CNYFC high deductible health plan
Free office visits with NP or PA employees who are patients of the practice and enrolled in CNYFC high deductible health plan
Waiver program for health benefits ($3,000 annually)
401K after six months with up to 7% combined employer match and annual discretionary profit-sharing contribution
Generous paid time-off that increases with years of service
8 paid holidays per year
Closed on major holidays
Free onsite parking
Free lunch daily