Health Information Specialist

Full Time
Tacoma, WA
Posted
Job description

FULL TIME HIM SPECIALIST

PAY STARTING: $16/HR (BASED ON EXPERIENCE)

$1000 SIGN ON BONUS FOR QUALIFIED NEW HIRES

JOB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for providing HIM support in maintaining the Department’s paper and electronic health record system. The HIM Specialist will have an understanding of privacy and security guidelines related to patient information and maintain HIPAA as well as keep all patient information confidential. The key duties of this position rely heavily on the ability to learn, and navigate efficiently within, an electronic health record. The incumbent must be able to communicate both orally and in writing clearly and effectively in the English language; able to work in a fast-paced environment; and develop sound professional working relationships.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned

Document Imaging (Pages/Hour)

  • Prepping
  • Scanning
  • Quality Review/Validation/Indexing

HIM Spec will be responsible for function(s) (as assigned by HIM Leadership to include not limited to, prepping, scanning and/or QX/Indexing) within Document Imaging to ensure records are prepped, scanned, and QC/Indexed into the Document Management Solution/EMR in a timely manner.

  • For paper-based sites scanning and uploading medical records into a document management application (i.e., VitalChart ChartFlow (formerly EvriChart)) for remote coding access, include data related to prepping records to scan.
  • Document Chart Analysis (Records/Hr by patient type): Analyze medical records for completion; assign and reassign provider deficiencies as needed in accordance with regulatory guidelines and in compliance with facility timely completion policy (as assigned by HIM Leadership)
  • Chart Pick up (Rounding) and Reconciliation
  • Maintain productivity metrics and time for productivity monitoring
  • Meet Productivity expectations based on job function as applicable (document imaging / document analysis)
  • Answer phones, process continuity of care requests, record retrieval, record filing (as assigned by HIM Leadership)
  • Other duties as assigned


Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

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