What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Information Management Assistant position at Upstate University Hospital?
Job Summary :
The HIM Assistant in the Health Information Management department (formally known as The Medical Records department) is responsible for quality review of scanning, analyzing inpatient and outpatient records for complete and timely documentation, researching / coordinating the correction of any medical record number duplicates and / or documentation errors in EPIC and responding to requests for patient information. Extensive use of computerized applications required.
Minimum Qualifications :
Associates Degree and two years administrative, office, healthcare or relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required.Excellent communication, analytical, computer and multi-tasking skills required.
Preferred Qualifications :
Degree in Heath Information Management, RHIT / RHIA, and medical records experience in an acute care settingpreferred. Previous experience with electronic medical records systems strongly preferred.
Work Days :
Monday - Friday, 8am - 4 : 30pm, some holidays, no weekends
Message to Applicants :
This position has been re-posted.
RecruitmentOffice : Human Resources
Executive Order :
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
