Health Information Management (HIM) Specialist

Unity Care NW•Bellingham, WA

About The Position

The HIM Specialist collects, maintains, and makes available timely, accurate, and complete patient health information. This is a full-time, hourly, non-exempt position with a Monday through Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., totaling 40 hours per week. The standard wage range is $24.98 to $29.35 per hour, with the possibility of earning up to $33.69 per hour over time. Unity Care NW is a private, nonprofit federally qualified health center serving the greater Whatcom County area since 1982. Its clinics in Bellingham and Ferndale provide primary medical, behavioral health, dental, and pharmacy services to a diverse patient population. The organization employs more than 300 people and seeks team members whose ambitions and values align with its mission and values.

Requirements

High-school-level written and verbal communication, computational, computer, and mathematical skills.
Knowledge of medical records processes and practices, acquired through on-the-job experience or training.
Additional medical-records expertise acquired through practice or exposure to varied conditions, enabling performance of more advanced techniques.
Keyboarding speed of 35–40 words per minute and accurate data-entry skills.
Familiarity and proficiency with Microsoft Office programs such as Outlook and Excel, and Adobe software.

Responsibilities

Collect, maintain, and make available timely, accurate, and complete patient health information.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) retirement plan with employer match after one year of eligibility.
Six paid holidays.
Paid time off: 108 hours in the first year, gradually increasing to 196 hours per year over 10 years.
Paid sick leave.
Other paid leaves, including bereavement, jury duty, bone marrow, and organ transplant leave.
Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
Optional insurance plans, including supplementary life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability, critical illness, accident, travel, and identity theft protection.
Flexible spending accounts.
Self-funded health savings account on the base medical plan.
Employee assistance program.
Alternative transportation incentives.
Healthy living reimbursements.
Medical hardship payroll loans, employee referral bonuses, and will preparation services.