Overview:
At St. Luke's, we pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes collaboration, and prioritizes employee well-being. Our commitment to excellence in patient care extends to creating an environment where our team can thrive both personally and professionally. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive community of colleagues, St. Luke's is truly a great place to work.
Are you passionate about the accuracy and integrity of patient health records? We're looking for a detail-driven HIM Technician to bring their expertise to our Central Scan Team at our Boise Plaza. In this vital role, you'll help ensure our electronic medical records (EMR) are complete, compliant, and accessible-making a real impact on patient care every day.
Schedule
This team provides support Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. You can expect your 8-hour shift to land within these hours of operation.
What You Can Expect
* Take charge of managing electronic medical records with accuracy and attention to detail.
* Verify, import, prepare, scan, and maintain patient health documents in a timely manner.
* Review medical records for completeness and regulatory compliance.
* Monitor document indexing queues and ensure correct filing within the EMR.
* Accurately document and transcribe health information, including creating new encounters and orders.
* Perform other related duties as needed to support our mission.
Qualifications
* High School Diploma or equivalent
* One (1) year experience
Preferred Qualifications
* A strong understanding of health information management systems.
* A commitment to maintaining confidentiality and compliance with all applicable laws and policies.
* Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
* Prior experience in HIM or a related healthcare documentation role is preferred.
If you are detail-oriented, analytical, and like to solve problems, we'd love to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
Under limited supervision, the HIM Technician 2 is responsible for the management of the electronic medical records.
* Responsible for verifying, importing, prepping, scanning and maintaining patient health information in the electronic medical record in an accurate and timely manner.
* Validates completeness of medical record content through a review of documents and provides notification to provider(s) of incomplete status.
* Reviews electronic medical records to ensure compliance with rules, regulations, and company policy.
* Identifies and assigns any deficiency to the appropriate provider to complete minimum documentation requirements.
* Monitors the status of incomplete medical records and notifies providers of pending and delinquent medical records to support timely record completion.
* Monitors work queues for indexing documentation into the electronic health record.
* Documents and transcribes in the patient health record appropriate health information. Creates new encounters and orders to accommodate patient health information as appropriate.
* Routinely communicates with physicians and their office staff, as well as other health care facilities.
* Responds to requests for health information and follows established facility standards, state and federal guidelines.
* Processes the release of health information/medical records for continuity of care purposes.
* Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
* Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
* Experience: 1 year experience.
* Licenses/Certifications: None
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