HIM Specialist

Parkside Hospital•Tulsa, OK

29d•Onsite

About The Position

HIM Specialist Do you enjoy making a difference in a patient’s life? Do you want to make a difference in your community? Come work at Parkside! Where healing happens. Everyday. Parkside Psychiatric Hospital & Clinic is a comprehensive mental healthcare system providing acute in-patient care, residential treatment, and outpatient therapy. With a focus on society’s most vulnerable population, Parkside provides world-class mental health services focused on youth, ages 5 to 26. For over 65 years, Parkside’s physicians, therapists, and staff have provided state of the art, patient-centered care that propel families from hopeful to hope-filled. As a center of excellence, we cultivate talent and provide professional purpose. Together we facilitate healing, one patient at a time. We are currently hiring a HIM Specialist! This position is onsite in Tulsa, OK, M-F 8-5! The HIM Specialist performs abstracting of information from patient records. Ensure accuracy and integrity of the medical record data prior to billing. Maintains statistical information for inpatient units. Scans paper documents into the electronic medical record. Processes release of information requests. Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.

Requirements

High school Diploma or equivalent
Two (2) plus years experience working inpatient in a similar role
Ability to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and in writing
Basic computer knowledge

Nice To Haves

ROI Specialist Certification a plus

Responsibilities

Forwards monthly statistical reports to specific departments, administration and the director by the 10th day of each month.
Maintains EHR documentation.
Prepares medical records for performance improvement studies and service committees, meeting established deadlines.
Assures that charts are abstracted within 3 days of patient’s discharge.
Pulls requested medical records within time specified. Abstracts information from medical records by keying the information into the computer census abstract system, maintaining a 100% accuracy rate.
Assumes responsibility for cross-checking quality, accuracy and completeness of abstracts.
Assists in answering the telephones and taking accurate messages.
Assists in retrieving charts for physician completion, when necessary.
Performs performance improvement functions through data collection and documentation review.
Must be familiar with the following manuals: Administration, Health Information Management Services, Emergency Management and Safety.
Maintains hospital requirements, policies and standards on confidentiality.
Process release of information according to Parkside policy, and Oklahoma law.
Maintain education regarding HIPAA compliance and standards.
Maintains fit for duty. Acts in a professional manner and follows all of Parkside policies and procedures.
Orients new staff members to the department.
Demonstrates the ability to be organized and flexible, acts appropriately in stressful/emergency situations.
Performs other duties as assigned.