HIM Assistant

AdamsPlace•Tullahoma, TN

30d

About The Position

NHC Tullahoma is looking for a HIM (Medical Records) Assistant to join our team! The position assists the Health Information Technician/Practitioner of the center with clerical and other duties established for the medical record keeping practices.

Requirements

Minimum of 1-3 years of previous experience working in the field of Health Information preferred.
High school graduate or equivalent.
Be able to type and understand the Medical Record Systems, including filing.
Understand and utilize medical terminology, ICD-10-CM, coding principles, concurrent and Discharge Analysis Procedures, scanning and attention to detail.
Possess personal attributes to include professionalism, neatness, accuracy, articulates pleasantly and cooperative with all staff.

Nice To Haves

Certification of CCS, CCA, or CPC-A preferred.

Responsibilities

Determine upon admission of patients whether additional admission data is needed and obtain missing information.
Check the EHR quantitatively on admission and periodically (once per month minimum) to assure completeness, accuracy, and internal consistency.
Communicate with and assist the medical staff and alias health personnel in updating the EHR. Interact with other departments, physicians, administrator, and regional support staff.
Maintain flow of reports to the EHR – scan into.
QA all forms that are scanned into the EHR and update as needed.
Upon discharge, check records quantitatively to assure completeness and accuracy within thirty (30) days of the discharge or in accordance with state requirements.
Ensure that diagnoses have been listed according to ICD-10-CM
Maintain overflow records as applicable.
Collect, collate, and maintain statistical data as needed.
Provide information for medical audits as instructed.
Maintain and control the release of information to authorized personnel as instructed by the Health Information Technician/Practitioner.
Type and/or transcribe reports or correspondence according to the needs of the Health Information department.
Other duties as may be assigned from time to time.