Processing Specialist I

Mount Nittany Health•State College, PA

10d

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY Provides physician, clinical and billing staff support to ensure the completion of the Medical Record to meet accrediting standards and the Medical Staff Rules and Regulations. Performs miscellaneous clerical duties, scanning and uploading, and quantitative/qualitative analysis. Primarily works with Ambulatory Office records. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education: High School graduate or equivalent. Graduate of an approved Health Information Management Technology or Medical Secretarial program preferred. Experience: No previous work experience required. Two years of relevant experience in Health related field preferred. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Essential Abilities: Strong desire to be successful Passionate and hard working Provide great customer service to both internal and external customers both in person and on the phone. Communication skills necessary to approach medical staff, hospital personnel, ancillary department, etc., for any clarification regarding record questions or documentation concerns. Ability to work well with a team and independently. Ability to accept and adapt to new and changing work requirements/assignments and priorities. Demonstrates a cooperative, positive and helpful attitude toward peers. Fosters a spirit of teamwork by seeking out opportunities to assist others. Offers to help other employees to ensure timely completion of daily departmental work. Accepts additional assignments from management as required, meets time frames as indicated. Assists management in any task oriented job function to maintain effective, timely record flow and to expedite cash flow. Essential Skills: Phone (mobile/desk) Knowledge and Experience with Meditech Expanse Competent navigating a personal computer using all functions of Windows Competent keying ability Ability to learn Adobe Acrobat DC Ability to use a printer Ability to use Accuroute faxing License/Certification/Registration: None SUPERVISION RECEIVED Receives general supervision from the Supervisor, HIM Processing/Quality SUPERVISION GIVEN None

Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent.
Strong desire to be successful
Passionate and hard working
Provide great customer service to both internal and external customers both in person and on the phone.
Communication skills necessary to approach medical staff, hospital personnel, ancillary department, etc., for any clarification regarding record questions or documentation concerns.
Ability to work well with a team and independently.
Ability to accept and adapt to new and changing work requirements/assignments and priorities.
Demonstrates a cooperative, positive and helpful attitude toward peers.
Fosters a spirit of teamwork by seeking out opportunities to assist others.
Offers to help other employees to ensure timely completion of daily departmental work.
Accepts additional assignments from management as required, meets time frames as indicated.
Assists management in any task oriented job function to maintain effective, timely record flow and to expedite cash flow.
Phone (mobile/desk)
Knowledge and Experience with Meditech Expanse
Competent navigating a personal computer using all functions of Windows
Competent keying ability
Ability to learn Adobe Acrobat DC
Ability to use a printer
Ability to use Accuroute faxing

Nice To Haves

Graduate of an approved Health Information Management Technology or Medical Secretarial program preferred.
Two years of relevant experience in Health related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists in record completion to meet accrediting and health system chart completion standards.
Demonstrates working knowledge of record completion requirements.
Identifies priority work within medical record processing to expedite record completion.
Enters discreet clinical documentation to assist Clinicians in patient care.
Closes orders associated with scanned documentation.
Assists with data quality audits of computer system tracking/deficiency system.
Scans requests for release of information and task to the ROI team for completion.
Organizes, processes, scans and retrieves records and reports.
Scans records for Mount Nittany Health Ambulatory offices.
Scans internal and external medical reports.
Accurately scans records per Standard of Performance.
Performs and finalizes quantitative/qualitative review.
Assembles and analyzes on a daily basis the following records following appropriate department guidelines and timeframes: Physician Group Ambulatory Records.
Accurately identifies and applies Date of Birth/Name Identification or other demographic information.
Makes necessary changes in Information System applicable to unit system for the patient medical records following department procedures, when necessary.
Circulates records and interoffice mailing.
Arranges and distributes records for documentation completion following department procedures daily.
Maintains productivity reports as requested.
Maintains daily productivity reports for management.
Performs related and miscellaneous duties as assigned.