Health Information Management Technician

Lifepoint Health • Los Alamos, NM

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Los Alamos Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. As a Health Information Management Technician, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. This role provides clerical support along with scanning duties in the functional areas of data compilation, quantitative analysis and verification of records, maintenance of files and correspondence in the HIM Department. The technician analyzes assembled records for chart completion deficiencies, assigns deficiencies to the appropriate medical staff member, and ensures data is entered for tracking and monitoring purposes. They review documentation and update or clear deficiencies as appropriate. The role also involves answering telephone calls, assisting visitors, retrieving and logging medical records, notifying the Director of any outstanding records or issues, and taking on-call rotation for record retrieval and fax transfers. Additionally, the technician assists with other HIM daily functions, works closely with physicians to ensure they are set up to dictate into the system, trains physicians/APRNs to dictate and e-sign, ensures completion of records for joint commission standards, works the hold queue for the dictation system, makes physicians aware of late dictations, and performs data entry for still births. The employee must review and comply with the LifePoint Code of Conduct and all relevant Company and Division policies and procedures.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Must have basic computer literacy/skills, ability to scan, and strong organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides clerical support along with scanning duties in the functional areas of data compilation, quantitative analysis and verification of records, maintenance of files and correspondence in the HIM Department.
• Analyzes the assembled record for chart completion deficiencies, in accordance with regulatory requirements and medical staff rules and regulations.
• Ensures any deficiencies are assigned to the appropriate medical staff member and data is entered for tracking and monitoring purposes.
• Reviews documentation and updates or clears the deficiencies as appropriate.
• Responsible for answering telephone calls and assisting visitors (including but not limited to physicians, patients, and their family members), while maintaining confidentiality.
• Retrieves, logs, prints medical records as requested by physician offices, patients, other hospitals and other entities as needed.
• Notify Director of any outstanding records, issues with equipment, processes or other job concerns.
• Take on-call rotation for retrieval of records, fax transfer records, pull power of attorney papers, etc.
• Assists with other HIM daily functions.
• Works closely with physicians and ensures they are set up to dictate into the system.
• Trains physicians/APRNs to dictate and e-sign dictation and orders
• Ensures completion of records for joint commission standards.
• Works the hold queue for the dictation system.
• Makes physicians aware of late dictations, updates and cut-off dictation.
• Data entry for still births.
• Review and comply with LifePoint Code of Conduct and all relevant Company and Division policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED