Health Information Management Technician

Description

ScionHealth is committed to a culture of service excellence as demonstrated by our employees’ adherence to the service excellence principles of Pride, Teamwork, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Fun, Professionalism, and Responsibility.

As our most acute level of care, our specialty hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.

Job Summary

• Part-time
• 4 hours a day/ 20 hours a week.
• Day shift

Performs patient observation, documents patient care and response to care and communicates significant information to the registered nurse and other appropriate team members.

Creates and maintains patient medical records for the facility.

Essential Functions

• Creates files for new admissions.
• Ensures medical records are complete, assembled in standard order, and filed appropriately.
• Locates, signs out, and delivers medical records and follows-up to ensure they are returned.
• Compiles statistical data such as admissions, discharges, deaths, births, and types of treatment given.
• Operates a computer to enter and retrieve data, type correspondence and produce reports.
• Restricts access to patient medical records to those staff members with a valid requirement.
• Files documents in accordance with established procedures.
• Maintains, retains and archives files in accordance with Kindred policy and State and Federal regulations.
• Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company’s Code of Business Conduct, its policies and procedures, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations 

• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to be accurate, concise and detail oriented.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and their family members, and at all levels of the organization.
• Knowledge of patient information and privacy regulations.
• Approximate percent of time required to travel:
• Must read, write and speak fluent English.
• Must have good and regular attendance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience

• One year experience as a Medical Records Clerk or with record keeping responsibility in a doctor’s office preferred.

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