HIM Assistant

UNC Health • Morrisville, NC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The HIM Assistant processes and maintains patient medical records in a medical records department. This includes filing, retrieving, and distributing medical documents and reports according to established priorities and procedures. The position supports reliable electronic health records by monitoring, reconciling, auditing, preparing, indexing, analyzing, and correcting paper-based and electronic records. It also coordinates record delivery for approved requests and supports chart-completion activities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; a higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
• One year of clerical experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Maintain record filing and electronic systems according to established procedures and regulations.
• Perform concurrent scanning rounds on hospital units daily.
• Monitor, reconcile, and audit paper-based and electronic medical records.
• Prepare and batch records, index them, analyze them for quality, and modify them to maintain a reliable electronic health record.
• Identify scanning and indexing errors and correct or modify them accurately and promptly.
• Retrieve, deliver, and coordinate delivery of patient medical records for release-of-information, research, and provider requests, ensuring timely arrival.
• Analyze bedded, emergency room, outpatient, and ambulatory surgery records for chart completion, including assisting providers as necessary.
• Analyze and monitor record-completion activities of suspended physicians and generate automated notices to physicians about incomplete records.
• Release approved documents as the legal medical record.

What This Job Offers

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