HIM Technician

California Region • Rancho Cordova, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, is a 22-state network of more than 9,000 physicians, 63,000 employees, and 400 care centers, including hospitals, urgent and occupational care, imaging and surgery centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. For more information, please visit our website at www.dignityhealth.org. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook. One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities
In keeping with Dignity Health healthcare philosophy and core values, under the direction of HIM leadership, the Health Information Technician will be responsible for all HIM related functions to include obtaining discharged patient records, document preparation of paper medical records, scanning of paper medical records, EMR Quality Control process, EMR Validation process, Medical Record Analysis and Demographic verification.

As our HIM Clerk, 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.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Knowledge in business English, basic math, medical terminology, and anatomy
• A minimum of three (3) years of progressive experience in Health Information Management
• One (1) year of electronic record processing, analysis, and/or suspension

Nice To Haves

• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills
• Proficiency in HIM systems/office software
• Excellent communication and customer service
• Deep understanding of HIPAA and HIM principles

Responsibilities

• Obtaining discharged patient records
• Document preparation of paper medical records
• Scanning of paper medical records
• EMR Quality Control process
• EMR Validation process
• Medical Record Analysis
• Demographic verification
• 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
• Conduct quality checks on scanned documents
• Update demographics
• Handle correspondence
• Respond to inquiries per privacy regulations

What This Job Offers

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