Health Information Management – HIM (52891)

“Sanitas is a global healthcare organization expanding across the United States. Our services include primary care, urgent care, nutrition, lab, diagnostic, health care education and resources for our patients. We strive to attract professionals who believe in our mission, vision and are dedicated to the service of our patients and their families creating a memorable experience through compassion, respect, and kindness.”

Job Summary

HIM Specialists organize and maintain health information both in paper files and in electronic systems. They check data for accuracy, assign codes for insurance reimbursement, record information and keep file folders and electronic databases up to date. Some of the data they manage includes patient information, medical histories, physician exams, test results, treatments and services provided. In addition to their clerical duties, records specialists often consult with health care professionals to make sure information is accurate. They must also follow best practices for security and patient confidentiality.

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Organize and manage health information data.
• Maintain the medical record. Treatment outcomes. Status to nurse-in-charge.
• Responsible for ordering medical supplies according to the department’s needs.
• Able to rotate weekends, holidays, shifts and center location according to company needs.
• Participates in meetings of staff and department meetings.
• Shares acquired knowledge and learning.
• Consistently reports for duty on time.
• Keeps patient’s information private and limits conversation of a personal nature in patient’s presence.
• Degree of teamwork and cooperation with personnel from other departments.
• Check medical records and follow up obtaining missing results prior to the patient’s appointment.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Required Education

• High School Graduate or equivalent.

Required Experience

• 1+ years of experience in customer service.
• 1+ years of experience in the medical field.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• N/A

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Basic Computer Skills.
• Customer Service skills and training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant or any other job-related vocational coursework preferred.

Financial Responsibilities

This position does not currently handle physical money or negotiates contracts.

N/A

Budget Responsibilities

This position does not have budget responsibilities.

N/A

Languages

English

Advanced

Spanish

Preferred

Creole

Preferred

Travel

Required

Able to rotate weekends, holidays, shifts and center location according to company needs.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walk, use hands to operate tools and equipment and must be able to exert regularly up to 10 pounds of force, frequently exert 30 pounds of force and occasionally exert 50 pounds of force to constantly perform the essential job functions. The employee will be frequently required to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions

Inside: The employee is subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The worker is subject to noise; there may be sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.

Physical/Environmental Activities

Please indicate with an X the frequency for the activities that apply to the essential functions of the job based on the chart below. Please select Not Required for physical demands that aren’t essential to job performance.

Working Condition

Not Required

Occasionally 

(1-33%)

Frequently

(34-66%)

Constantly

(67-100%)

Must be able to travel to multiple locations for work (i.e.

travel to attend meetings, events, conferences).

X

May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions of cold,

heat, wet, and humidity.

X

May be exposed to outdoor or warehouse conditions of loud

noises, vibration, fumes, dust, odors, and mists.

X

Must be able to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, or other equipment.

X

Subject to exposure to hazardous material.

X

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