What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Information Management Specialist -Hybrid position at The University of Kansas Health System?
Position Summary
Career Interest : The Health Information Management Specialist is responsible for learning and providing assistance to users of the electronic medical record system.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
- Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills
- Demonstrates ability to provide care / service safely and efficiently for the care of each patient.
- Learns the HIM departmental systems in depth that support the electronic medical record (EMR) through a combination of formal and on-the-job training.
- Handles questions from users and responds in a timely manner.
- Re-enforces training to users.
- Acts as a liaison between Health Information Management and the UKH Healthcare Information Technical Services (HITS) Department for application design, testing, and issue resolution for implementations and post go-live support.
- Analyzes workflows and data collection. Audits internal processes. Reports issues needing resolution to Management and HITS.
- Assists with troubleshooting any EMR interface errors.
- Helps educate physicians on EMR processes and procedures relating to chart documentation and completion processes.
- Will perform other HIM Department duties / tasks associated with patient indexing, transcription processing, analysis, customer service or release of information (ROI).
- Responsible for a high standard of quality and quantity.
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience
Preferred Education and Experience
Knowledge Requirements
Time Type : Full time
Job Requisition ID : R-41058