Technician, Health Information Management

Lifepoint Health•Mayfield, KY

22h

About The Position

The HIM Tech Specialist provides clerical support along with scanning duties in the functional areas of data compilation, quantitative analysis and verification of records, maintenance of files and correspondence in the HIM Department. Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country. We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Nice To Haves

Experience in release of information practices preferred.

Responsibilities

Analyzes the assembled record for chart completion deficiencies, in accordance with regulatory requirements and medical staff rules and regulations.
Ensures any deficiencies are assigned to the appropriate medical staff member and data is entered for tracking and monitoring purposes.
Reviews documentation and updates or clears the deficiencies as appropriate.
Responsible for answering telephone calls and assisting visitors (including but not limited to physicians, patients, and their family members), while maintaining confidentiality.
Retrieves, logs, prints medical records as requested by physician offices, patients, other hospitals and other entities as needed.
Notify Director of any outstanding records, issues with equipment, processes or other job concerns.
Take on-call rotation for retrieval of records, fax transfer records, pull power of attorney papers, etc.
Assists with other HIM daily functions.
Works closely with physicians and ensures they are set up to dictate into the system.
Trains physicians/APRNs to dictate and e-sign dictation and orders
Ensures completion of records for joint commission standards.
Works the hold queue for the dictation system.
Makes physicians aware of late dictations, updates and cut-off dictation.
Data entry for still births.
Review and comply with LifePoint Code of Conduct and all relevant Company and Division policies and procedures.