Health Information Management Technician

Kindred Healthcare•Little Rock, AR

16d

About The Position

At ScionHealth, we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates. Job Summary Maintains health information management (HIM) integrity through knowledge of medical record content, medical terminology and abbreviations, abstracting and analysis techniques, concurrent medical record review, terminal-digit filing, medical record storage and retrieval. Demonstrates knowledge of the legal aspects of patient medical records, including release of information and HIPAA Privacy and Security requirements.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required
Minimum of 1 year of HIM experience preferred

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in health information technology preferred, or enrollment in a college/university HIM program accepted
Certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) preferred

Responsibilities

Demonstrates ability to assemble, analyze, abstract, scan, and maintain medical records appropriately to ensure verifiable documentation
Responsible for working with hospital staff, physicians, and administration to ensure that medical records are completed timely, accurately, and completely in a manner that is consistent with hospital policy as well as medical staff bylaws/rules and regulations
Responds per HIPAA guidelines to inquiries and requests from physicians, staff, and outside agencies and/or individuals regarding protected health information
Demonstrates proficiency with dictation and transcription systems
Maintains record indexes and storage and retrieval systems
Orders supplies as needed by the department in adequate time to ensure that proper amounts are on hand at all times and that meet budget requirements
Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
Completes annual health, safety, and education requirements
Maintains professional growth and development
Maintains confidentiality of all patient and/or employee information to assure patient and/or employee rights are protected
Attends all mandatory in-services and staff meetings
Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner
Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices
Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department
Maintains current licensure/certification for position, if applicable
Consistently demonstrates Guest Relation’s skills to patients, physicians, visitors, employees, and any other individuals with whom they may come in contact
Consistently follows departmental and hospital Health, Safety, Security, Hazardous Materials policies and procedures
Ability to investigate and analyze information and to draw conclusions
Must read, write and speak fluent English
Medical data abstracting skills
Ability to foster a cooperative work environment
Must have good and regular attendance
Approximate percent of time required to travel, 0%25
Performs other related duties as assigned