Lead, Health Information Management (Medical Records) Specialist
About The Position
Westside Family Healthcare is seeking a Health Information Management (HIM) Specialist Lead to guide the HIM Site Specialists. This role serves as the subject matter expert for all site-based HIM activities, responsible for assisting Specialists with daily duties to ensure adherence to Westside Family Healthcare policies and procedures. The HIM Specialist Lead will also ensure that medical records are managed and processed in compliance with state and federal regulations, including HIPAA and HITECH privacy rules. Westside Family Healthcare, established in 1988, is dedicated to improving community health through equal access to quality care, employing 240 team members across five health centers and one mobile unit, serving over 27,000 patients in Delaware.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Six months medical office support training and experience with Electronic Health Records
- Strong working knowledge and use of computers and programs, including Microsoft Office
- Above average awareness of HIPAA regulations
- Must have reliable transportation and the ability to routinely travel between clinical sites
Responsibilities
- Maintain the privacy and security of medical records in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations such as HIPAA and HITECH.
- Visit each site location at least bi-weekly to provide support and assistance to the HIM Specialists.
- Provide backfill coverage when primary site based HIM Specialist is out of the office.
- Participate with HIM Specialists, HIM Analysts, and HIM Manager in developing workflow improvements for the HIM Specialist team.
- Provide initial training for newly hired HIM Specialists as well as ongoing training reinforcement for existing team members.
- Assist HIM Manager with site audit activities and provide input on the performance of site HIM Specialists.
- Serve as subject matter expert for duties of the HIM Specialist and collaborate with other departments at the site level.
- Perform all duties of HIM Specialist
Benefits
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- life and disability insurance
- a 401(k) retirement plan with a match
- supplemental insurances
- a generous PTO package
- flexibility to provide work/life balance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
