Health Information Management Tech (HIM Tech)

Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital • Reno, NV

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for assisting in day-to-day operations of the HIM Department. This role involves managing medical documentation, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations, and supporting the overall efficiency of the Health Information Management process.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent required
• Coding Certification Required.
• Ability to maintain information as highly confidential.
• Knowledge of applicable laws, standards, and regulations affecting health information systems, specifically in behavioral health service areas.
• All direct patient care staff will be trained in BLS (CPR), which must be renewed every 2 years.
• All staff, both clinical and non-clinical, will be trained in CPI as part of their orientation. All direct patient care staff will be retrained every year

Nice To Haves

• Minimum one (1) year administrative experience preferred
• Previous experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Answering phone calls; scanning documents; emptying binders
• Reviews medical documentation and reviews assigned medical codes.
• Tracking, processing, and evaluating requests for release of information (ROI).
• Demonstrates knowledge in HIPAA standards
• Demonstrates knowledge of existing and emerging requirements related to privacy and confidentiality of health information
• Follows all policies, protocols, and standards of the HIM process
• Demonstrates the ability to gather data, compile information for the preparation of reports

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Identity Theft Insurance
• 401k
• Generous paid time off
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees