HIM ASSISTANT TEMPORARY

UHS•Gulfport, MS

17h

About The Position

Gulfport Behavioral Health System is a 92-bed psychiatric hospital offering child, adolescent, adult and military service behavioral health programs and treatment services. This is a temporary position for an HIM Assistant to support the medical records department through a variety of clerical, technical, and related support services. The role is responsible for the assembly and analysis of discharge medical records, reviewing records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations. The HIM Assistant will compile, process, and maintain records in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the health care system. This role also involves maintaining the filing of medical records, assisting with Release of Information, and maintaining and operating a variety of health records indexes and storage retrieval systems to index, classify, store, and analyze information.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Minimum 6 months previous experience in a similar position in health information management.
Experience in a health care psychiatric facility preferred.

Nice To Haves

Two years post high school education or the equivalent experience combination of education and Medical Records experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assembly and analysis of discharge medical records.
Review records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations.
Compile, process, and maintain records in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the health care system.
Maintain filing of medical records.
Assist with Release of Information.
Maintain and operate a variety of health records indexes and storage retrieval systems to index, classify, store and analyze information.