What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scanning/Release of Information (Chart Analyst) position at St Anthony Regional Hospital?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assembles and analyzes daily discharge records for the Hospital and ensures that information is complete and accurate. Notes any deficiencies and send to physicians as directed.
- Completes records in an accurate manner. Obtains appropriate physician’s signatures upon completion.
- Duties also include scanning and indexing medical documents.
- Monitors the timely completion of incomplete charts and targets those charts that have not been coded.
- Assists in collection and tallying of statistical information required for completion of monthly analysis reports.
- Answers the telephone in a professional and courteous manner, handling requests for information and ensuring that the Hospital and department confidentiality guidelines for confidentiality are followed, as needed.
- Works willingly and accepts assignments as given.
- Attends all mandatory meetings and programs.
- Participates in opportunities that enhance personal and professional growth.
- Performs other duties as necessary or assigned.
- Complies with the Corporate Compliance Policy and all laws, regulations, and Standards of Conduct relating to the position and agrees to report any suspected violations of law or Standards of Conduct.
- Complies with all applicable state and federal regulations and JCAHO standards.
- Maintains a safe work environment using safe work practices, utilizing standard precautions and complying with hazardous waste procedures at all times as described in St. Anthony's Safety Manual.
- Maintains the confidentiality of patient, resident, employee and organizational information.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
- One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Position Requirements, Licenses, Certifications, Registrations
- Excellent typing skills required.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before customers, patients, families and employees of the organization.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; talk and hear; reach with hands and arms; and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds at times, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Computer work is frequent.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Regularly works in an office setting.
Due to the nature of business in a health care setting, although risk is minimal, any employee of St. Anthony may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, blood borne pathogens, unpleasant sights, odors, and/or materials in patient care and/or provider work areas.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Additional Information
May be required to fill in at other positions in the HIM Department.
Experience
Required- 1 year(s): One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Education
Preferred- Technical/other training or better
