Health Information Management (HIM) Coordinator

Description

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital – Oklahoma City is proud to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Rehabilitation Hospitals in 2023. A career at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital – Oklahoma City, a 66 bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Mercy, is more than a job. It’s a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in the Oklahoma City area need them! If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

WHY WORK WITH US:

• New competitive pay rates
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Low nurse-to-patient ratios
• Expansive benefit package
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Targeted approach to career development
• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
• Superior quality patient outcomes
• Supportive leadership and culture
• CEU Support
• State-of-the-art equipment

What you will do in this role:

• Maintain confidentiality of all patient care information to ensure patient rights are protected
• Assist in planning, organizing, directing and maintaining Health Information Department in accordance with established policies, procedures, state and federal regulations and accreditation standards (i.e. HIPAA, JCAHO, and CARF)
• Assist in establishing and maintaining procedures for the collection, abstracting, filing and retrieval of medical records
• Assist staff physicians in use of electronic medical record
• Work with staff physicians in getting records completed within the required timeframe
• Serve as a resource for hospital leadership and other staff regarding health information issues, rules and regulations and accreditation standards (i.e. HIPAA, JCAHO)
• At discharge, process records within required timeframes:assembly, analysis and abstracting
• Review and process requests for patient information within required timeframe and serve as resource for other staff who may be involved in requests after regular business hours
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor Degree in health care or related area preferred
• Minimum 4 years recent experience in hospital Health Information Management doing variety of HIM functions preferably in a supervisory role
• Or an equivalent of education and experience

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital – Oklahoma City provides inpatient rehabilitation services for patients recovering from strokes, brain or spinal cord injuries, amputations, complex orthopedic injuries and other conditions. The greatest feature of our rehabilitation hospital is our team of dedicated doctors and nurses. 

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