Health Information Management Specialist - Part Time

Responsibilities

• Retrieves, prepares, and assembles permanent record documents in the required order for scanning, ensuring all pages are properly identified and labeled.
• Scans documents according to established department procedures, and maintains scanning equipment to ensure optimal image quality.
• Manually indexes documents if automated indexing fails, and rearranges documents as needed.
• Performs quality control review on all documents throughout the stages of prepping, scanning, and indexing and makes necessary corrections upon identification of errors.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify serious quality issues in the scanned document and take appropriate corrective action.
• Performs qualitative record review and analysis following established departmental procedures to ensure the documentation in the medical record complies with applicable hospital rules and regulations.
• Assigns deficiencies to practitioners and assists clinicians with questions related to medical record completion.
• Achieves and maintains established accuracy and productivity standards.
• Captures and coordinates daily/weekly delinquent record data collection, physician communication, and related documentation to ensure that identified deficiencies are completed in accordance with hospital rules and regulations.

Requirements

• This position requires a minimum formal education of a High School Diploma with 1-2 years of job-related experience in Health Information Management or other health care setting.
• An Associate’s Degree in HIM or a related field is preferred, but not required.
• Working knowledge of hospital EMR and HIM department systems and applications.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, and independently.
• Certification in Health Information Management (RHIA or RHIT) is preferred, but not required.

Education and Experience

This position requires a minimum formal education of a High School Diploma with 1-2 years of job-related experience in Health Information Management or other health care setting. An Associate’s Degree in HIM or a related field is preferred, but not required.

License, Registration, Or Certification

Certification in Health Information Management (RHIA or RHIT) is preferred, but not required.

Company

Nuvance Health

Org Unit

2073

Department

Health Information Management

Exempt

No