Clerk HIM

About the role

This position supports the Truckee, CA and Reno, NV offices on a rotating basis. Bargaining Unit: EA. Processes medical records for Tahoe Forest Health System, performing clerical functions for the Health Information Management (HIM) department such as scanning, chart analysis, and chart auditing.

Responsibilities

• Processes Inpatient; Outpatient, and Ancillary accounts; including Lab; X-ray; all clinics; Therapies; Ambulatory Surgery; and the Emergency Room patient charts.
• Reviews and analyzes inpatient, emergency room, ambulatory surgery accounts for completeness.
• Performs qualitative and quantitative assessments of scanned documentation in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Provides information and assistance to physicians and staff as it pertains to record completion.
• Uses computer to process, store, and retrieve health information in the EMR.
• Answers telephones and assists callers, or routes call to appropriate person.
• Scans hospital records, patient information, and other hospital documents to support departmental operations.
• Faxes documents upon request, and as applicable.
• Assists physicians and other staff members with transcribed reports.
• Travels to offsite TFHS facilities to process work, when required.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education/Experience: No educational requirement.
• Required Licenses/Certifications: None.
• Other Experience/Qualifications Preferred: Previous experience using Electronic Medical Record system and scanning experience.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: No supervisory responsibilities.

Pay

Rate of Pay: $26.42/hour + DOE