What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Information Management (HIM) Clerk position at Shriners Hospitals For Children?
ID
2024-6207
Remote
No
Category
HIM
Position Type
Regular Full-Time
Company Overview
Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40 hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.
Job Overview
The HIM Clerk performs various HIM functions and responsibilities including processing information for continuity of care, retrieving records from all treatment areas, prepping and scanning records into SHCIS, and other duties as assigned. We have an opportunity for a Full-Time Health Information Management (HIM) Clerk in our Portland facility.
Responsibilities
- Chart Processing
- Prep, validate and scan paper medical record documents in SHCIS.
- Close inactive charts.
- Meets established Productivity standards.
- Meets established accuracy standard for chart processing.
- Assists in processing internal and external ROI requests as needed.
- Ensures authorizations for release of health information are HIPAA compliant and releases patient information in accordance with minumum necessary guidelines.
- Assists in answering department calls and routes to appropriate areas.
- Responding to customer queries in a timely and accurate way, via phone, email, or fax.
- High School Diploma or GED, required
- Associate in HIM Management, preferred
- Bachelor in HIM Management, preferred
- One year customer service, required
- One year healthcare experience in medical records processing operation, preferred
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) credentialed, preferred
- Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) through AHIMA, preferred
