Health Information Analyst

Department: Health Information Management (HIM) / Medical Records

Hours:

Description:

Position Overview: Work in the Health Information Management (HIM) Department assisting to keep health records secure and up to date, assisting answering the phone and greeting patients, assist in release of information, scanning, analytics, and other HIM duties.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain strict adherence to HIPAA, patient confidentiality according to standards and government regulations.
• Attentive to detail and critical thinking.
• Ability to multitask.
• Answer the phone.
• Assist patients with the portal.
• Assist patients coming into the HIM Department.
• Complete patient requests for records.
• Prep charts for scanning.
• Scanning records.
• Indexing scanned charts.
• Quality review of scanned charts.
• Deficiency analysis.
• Proofread dictations.
• Review charts, prepare, and send out for missing signature.
• Assists in inventory and ordering of supplies and equipment.
• Assists in maintenance of safe, clean work environment.
• Assists with the general operation of the HIM Department.
• Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all-inclusive.

Minimum Education and/or Experience Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Prefer post high school coursework in medical records, anatomy and physiology, and medical terminology preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years medical records area experience.
• Demonstrated ability to understand the clinical content of a health record.
• Knowledge of and experience in HIM Department functions

Additional Qualifications:

• Proficient computer skills including Windows and Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, and Teams) required.
• Above average spelling/grammar, and keyboarding skills (50 wpm with accuracy) required.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to work under pressure and with time constraints.
• Must pay attention to details; must follow verbal and written instructions.
• Must be able to organize workload to determine priority of routine duties.
• Must be professional, neat, well-groomed, friendly, and able to organize their time.
• Must be able to interact with fellow employees in a way that promotes a positive, harmonious, and cooperative working environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
• Ability to communicate with confidence in a group setting.
• Self-motivated.
• Must be able to read, write, comprehend, and verbally communicate in English fluently.
• Integrity and ability to work independently. Initiative to take on tasks without being told.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Adaptive to change, embraces change with optimism.
• Ability to problem solve, critically think.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and manage time efficiently.
• Ability to operate technologies and equipment associated with this position.
• Must have a service mindset and a commitment to continuous learning.
• Ability to work outside of regularly scheduled hours if needed.
• Mandatory Reporter.

License/Certification Required:

• None

Physical/Cognitive Requirements:

• Sit: Constant
• Stand: Frequent
• Walk: Occasionally
• Lift:
  • 10 pounds Occasionally
  • 25 pounds: Occasionally
  • 50 pounds*: Never
  • 75 pounds*: Never
  • Greater than 100 pounds*: Never
• Carry:
  • 10 pounds: Occasionally
  • 25 pounds: Occasionally
  • 50 pounds*: Occasionally
  • 75 pounds*: Never
  • Greater than 100 pounds*: Never
• Push/Pull:
  • 10 pounds: Occasionally
  • 25 pounds: Occasionally
  • 50 pounds*: Occasionally
  • 75 pounds*: Never
  • Greater than 100 pounds*: Never
• Squat/Kneel/Crouch: Occasionally
• Climb: Never
• Balance: Occasionally
• Twist: Occasionally
• Bend/Stoop: Occasionally
• Crawl: Never
• Grasp/Grip: Occasionally
• Talk: Constant
• Hear: Constant
• See: Constant

• Anything greater than 50 pounds- assist of two or more, or mechanical lift are required.

Environmental Factors:

• May be exposed to communicable diseases due to working in a health care.
• Works in a well-illuminated climate-controlled.
• Work environment is comfortable, with minimal exposure to physical.
• Moderate noise level when machines/equipment in use but typically quiet.

Organizational Relationships:

Reports to: HIM Director

Employees supervised: None