HIM Specialist

Job Summary: The HIM Specialist is responsible for the organization, maintenance, and security of patient health records and medical information. They play a vital role in ensuring the integrity and availability of healthcare data, which is essential for patient care, billing, research, and compliance with healthcare regulations.

• Oversee the collection, assembly, and maintenance of patient records, including electronic health records (EHR) and paper documents.
• Ensure that medical records are complete, accurate, and up-to-date.
• Process patient charts including assembling and scanning discharge charts within 48 hours after discharge with a productivity rate of 12 charts per day
• Print HCS (facility EHR) reports and transcriptions daily
• Follow-up with doctors or nurse practitioners for completion of medical records
• Correctly route assembled patient charts to physicians for signature or dictatio
• Pull and refile onsite charts, order and return charts to and from off-site storage at Iron Mountain
• Manage post discharge loose filing, maintain patient log, chart checkout log, downloading transcript
• Provide daily back-up support for release of information and other functions as neede
• Other medical record support activities as needed and directed

• Excellent organizational skills
• Healthcare Administration (patient access, health information management, receptionist, admin, etc.)
• Curiosity & interest in HIM
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft office and outlook)
• Team Player / Collaborative