HIM Identity Specialist

Cottage Health • Santa Barbara, CA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Cottage Health seeks a HIM Identity Specialist for their CH Health Information Management department. This role is responsible for providing support to the HIM Department and Members of the Medical Staff to ensure the electronic legal patient medical record and demographic data meets regulatory requirements and supports high quality patient care by being legible, complete and accurate. The specialist will assist with general duties as needed to ensure information is easily accessible and available in a timely manner to authorized users and protected health information is maintained in a confidential manner. This role also supports patients with ensuring complete and accurate birth certificate data and timely filing of paternity documents.

Requirements

• Proof of completion of at least the first year of a formal education program in Health Information Management.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office Suite skills.
• Knowledge of health information, multiple MRNs, breaches, and medical terminology.
• Three (3) years of health information experience in chart analysis, correction, duplicate record or completion of formal education program in HIM.
• Experience in healthcare/medical office environment to include working with an EHR and/or Release of Patient Information.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of certification or degree program in Health Information management.
• RHIT certification.
• Four (4) years of experience related to birth registry and MPI management.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the HIM Department and Members of the Medical Staff.
• Ensure the electronic legal patient medical record and demographic data meets regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the electronic legal patient medical record and demographic data supports high quality patient care by being legible, complete and accurate.
• Assist with general duties as needed to ensure information is easily accessible and available in a timely manner to authorized users.
• Maintain protected health information in a confidential manner.
• Support patients with ensuring complete and accurate birth certificate data.
• Support patients with timely filing of paternity documents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree