HIM Specialist

CommonSpirit Health • Prescott, AZ

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About The Position

As our HIM Specialist, you will manage patient health information and medical records, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and integrity for patient care. Every day you will retrieve, file, and organize patient records (physical/electronic), ensuring completeness and confidentiality. You'll process information requests, verify identities, assist providers with access, and conduct quality checks on scanned documents. Responsibilities include updating demographics, handling correspondence, and responding to inquiries per privacy regulations. To be successful, you will demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in HIM systems/office software. Excellent communication and customer service, coupled with a deep understanding of HIPAA and HIM principles, are essential. Performs birth registration functions, collects and processes data necessary to meet the state requirements for registering newborns, stillbirths, paternity assignment, as defined by procedures. Responsible for answering the phones and assisting customer in support of the HIM customer service efforts. Utilizes proper telephone etiquette to project a positive image by being clearly spoken, grammatically correct, cordial in tone and conveying a helpful and polite attitude. Reviews each encounter for completeness and for incomplete or missing documentation and signatures. Identifies the responsible practitioner/physician and links the deficiencies to the appropriate physician/practitioner. Responds to formal requests for medical records from third parties, maintaining compliant actions and logging appropriately. Reviews pended dictations for actions, completion and use in the EMR. Reviews and responds to medical record document messages from providers and staff for corrections.

Requirements

• High School Graduate or GED
• 1-3 years of experience working with medical records
• 1-3 years of medical office experience

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience working with medical records in an acute care HealthInformation Management (HIM) environment
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR)experience
• Completion of a HIM equivalent study course
• Cerner Experience

Responsibilities

• Manage patient health information and medical records, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and integrity for patient care.
• Retrieve, file, and organize patient records (physical/electronic), ensuring completeness and confidentiality.
• Process information requests, verify identities, assist providers with access, and conduct quality checks on scanned documents.
• Update demographics, handle correspondence, and respond to inquiries per privacy regulations.
• Perform birth registration functions, collects and processes data necessary to meet the state requirements for registering newborns, stillbirths, paternity assignment, as defined by procedures.
• Answer the phones and assisting customer in support of the HIM customer service efforts.
• Reviews each encounter for completeness and for incomplete or missing documentation and signatures.
• Identifies the responsible practitioner/physician and links the deficiencies to the appropriate physician/practitioner.
• Responds to formal requests for medical records from third parties, maintaining compliant actions and logging appropriately.
• Reviews pended dictations for actions, completion and use in the EMR.
• Reviews and responds to medical record document messages from providers and staff for corrections.

Benefits

• Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees