HIM Technician (AHMC) Fort Bragg

About the role

Adventist Health Medocino Coast is seeking a full-time HIM Technician for the Day Shift. The position is represented by UFCW and requires a high school diploma or equivalent, along with an associate’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepares medical records for scanning efficiency according to established procedures, guidelines, and productivity standards.
• Retrieves and files old paper records required for patient care, assists with release of information services.
• Interviews mothers for birth certificate information and enters the information into electronic birth certificate system.
• Sends completed birth certificates to county and processes fetal death certificates, responds to customer inquiries regarding certificates and updates supervisor on information.
• Ensures scanning equipment is in optimal working condition. Scans documents, reviews images and verifies quality. Completes scanning process and forwards to Quality Review.
• Files paper records and pulls charts for patient care assuring that they are tracked properly in chart tracking software. Retrieves charts from permanent files and off site storage, keeps file room neat, and assists in purging of records by storage vendor.
• Aids physicians with inquires regarding chart deficiencies in accordance with pertinent rules. Conducts chart audits, assists in deficiency analysis, resolves issues related to dictation, responds to inquires for assistance by users of the document imaging software and transcripts.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

This position is represented by UFCW. Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Qualifications

• High School Education/GED or equivalent: Required
• Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

The estimated base pay for this position is $25.00 to $25.99. Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team for more information.

Schedule

Full time