HIM Coordinator

Prime Healthcare Management Inc • Ontario, CA

2d • $21 - $25

About The Position

Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system headquartered in Ontario, California. Prime Healthcare operates 51 hospitals and has more than 360 outpatient locations in 14 states providing more than 2.5 million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation’s leading health systems with nearly 57,000 employees and physicians. Eighteen of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Prime Healthcare is actively seeking new members to join our corporate team!
The Health Information Coordinator (HIM Coordinator) is responsible for securing and maintaining the patient's health record upon discharge from the hospital. This position verifies and ensures receipt of all patient records, and assembles the documentation into the legal medical record. All loose reports the Health Information Services department receives, including transcribed reports, are patient identified and filed into the legal medical record, as appropriate. Medical records are pulled for authorized requests, and filed in terminal-digit order, while accurately maintaining the chart tracking system and ensuring ease of retrieval. The Coordinator position will review medical staff documentation in the Emergency Room record to verify the completeness of the documentation, and assign any deficiencies to the responsible medical staff member for completion. Customer Service is integral to the position as the Coordinator is also responsible for answering telephone calls and assisting visitors (including but not limited to physicians, patients and their family members), while maintaining confidentiality. HIM Coordinator will also help with the out of state facility needs. Travel approximately 20-30%.

Requirements

• Experience with accurate alphabetic and numeric filing; preferred.
• One year hospital experience; preferred.
• Knowledge of terminal digit filing and medical terminology; preferred.
• Computer data entry with 10-key, with accurate typing speed of 35 wpm; preferred.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a medical terminology course; preferred.
• Background in business and office training; preferred

Responsibilities

• Securing and maintaining the patient's health record upon discharge from the hospital.
• Verifying and ensuring receipt of all patient records
• Assembling the documentation into the legal medical record.
• Patient identifying and filing loose reports the Health Information Services department receives, including transcribed reports, into the legal medical record, as appropriate.
• Pulling medical records for authorized requests
• Filing in terminal-digit order, while accurately maintaining the chart tracking system and ensuring ease of retrieval.
• Reviewing medical staff documentation in the Emergency Room record to verify the completeness of the documentation
• Assigning any deficiencies to the responsible medical staff member for completion.
• Answering telephone calls and assisting visitors (including but not limited to physicians, patients and their family members), while maintaining confidentiality.
• Helping with the out of state facility needs.

Benefits

• Prime Healthcare offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.
• Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.
• A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $21.00 to $24.59.

What This Job Offers

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