HIM Quality Specialist

Franciscan Alliance, Inc.

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We take the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of our medical records very seriously. We require Health Information Management to do the same. This job has it all – from performing medical record integrity audits, to coordinating training. It requires a system data expert with great communication skills and sound judgment. With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree Health Information Management - Required
• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Required or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Required
• 3 years EHR and HIM processing experience - Preferred

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree Health Information Management - Preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform quality audits and reviews for all HIM functions, including scanning workflows to ensure data integrity and quality standards are met.
• Review results in a timely manner with HIM leadership for corrective or disciplinary action.
• Assist HIM leadership with training and/or development of a performance improvement track for HIM employees in the disciplinary process related to quality or productivity performance.
• Ensure corporate HIM policy and procedure, quality audit plan, orientation plan and operational workflow are maintained and standardized.
• Analyze findings from reviews to identify trends that do not align with established policies and procedures, and coordinate communication and training with HIM departments and clinical departments across Franciscan as a result of the findings.
• Function as an active member of the HIM Corporate management team, providing coding expertise to align with regional and corporate strategic plans and goals.
• Generate, interpret and analyze trends, to support decisions and improve quality, productivity, compliance, daily activities.
• Assist with identification, creation, and implementation of process improvements and innovative programs, according to industry best practice standards, to make best use of resources, decrease costs, and continuously improve HIM services across the corporation.
• Assist in developing and maintaining a consistent HIM operations orientation program, workflow training materials, HIM reference materials, and corporate HIM education, and training policies and procedures.
• Monitor changes to EPIC and other Franciscan software systems; accreditation and regulatory changes; Franciscan policies and procedures that impact HIM.
• Review corporate HIM policies and procedures with staff annually, reinforcing any changes that have occurred over the past year.

Benefits

• Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.

What This Job Offers

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