Health Information Management Technician

Lifepoint Health • Somerset, KY

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About The Position

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, part of Lifepoint Health, is seeking a Health Information Management Technician to support health information management functions and help ensure complete, properly maintained medical records. The role analyzes assembled records for completion deficiencies in accordance with regulatory requirements and medical staff rules, assigns and tracks deficiencies, and reviews documentation to update or clear deficiencies as appropriate. It also supports physicians with dictation and electronic signatures, assists with record retrieval and release, and helps ensure records meet Joint Commission standards.

The technician answers calls and assists visitors while maintaining confidentiality, retrieves and logs records, and participates in an on-call rotation for record retrieval and related requests. The role works with physicians and APRNs on dictation and orders, manages the dictation system's hold queue, follows up on late or cutoff dictations, enters stillbirth data, and assists with other daily HIM functions. The position is at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, a 295-bed acute care facility in Somerset.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; applicable work experience may be used in lieu of education.
• Critical-thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in release of information practices preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze assembled records for chart-completion deficiencies in accordance with regulatory requirements and medical staff rules and regulations.
• Assign deficiencies to the appropriate medical staff member and enter data for tracking and monitoring.
• Review documentation and update or clear deficiencies as appropriate.
• Answer telephone calls and assist visitors, including physicians, patients, and family members, while maintaining confidentiality.
• Retrieve, log, and print medical records requested by physician offices, patients, other hospitals, and other entities.
• Notify the Director of outstanding records, equipment or process issues, and other job concerns.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for record retrieval, fax transfer of records, and retrieval of power of attorney papers and related requests.
• Assist with other daily health information management functions.
• Work with physicians to ensure they are set up to dictate into the system.
• Train physicians and APRNs to dictate and electronically sign dictation and orders.
• Ensure records are completed in accordance with Joint Commission standards.
• Work the dictation system's hold queue.
• Make physicians aware of late dictations, updates, and dictation cutoff.
• Enter data for stillbirths.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Wellness programs, including 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
• Education Level: High school or GED