Health Information Management Technician

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At Starr Regional Medical Center, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

• Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K Benefits for full-time employees
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program - mental, physical, and financial wellness assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
• And much more…

Health Information Management Technician

Responsible for planning, developing and maintaining the Health Information Department of the hospital in accordance with state and federal guidelines, accreditation standards, and hospital policies and procedures.

• Maintain confidentiality of all patient care information to ensure patient rights are protected.
• Assist in planning, organizing, directing and maintaining the Health Information Department in accordance with established policies, procedures, state and federal regulations and accreditation standards (i.e. HIPAA, JCAHO, and CARF).
• Assist in establishing and maintaining procedures for the collection, abstracting, filing and retrieval of medical records.
• Assist staff physicians in use of electronic medical record.
• Work with staff physicians in getting records completed within the required timeframe.
• Serve as a resource for hospital leadership and other staff regarding health information issues, rules and regulations and accreditation standards (i.e. HIPAA, JCAHO).
• Review policies and procedures as required by hospital leadership and participate in making recommended changes.
• Guide clinical staff in keeping any paper‑based records neat and orderly during the patient’s hospitalization.
• Coordinate the scanning and shredding of PHI from patient records.
• At discharge, process records within required time frames: assembly, analysis and abstracting.
• Review and process requests for patient information within required timeframe and serve as resource for other staff who may be involved in requests after regular business hours.
• Prepare and present quarterly HIM report to Quality Committee.
• Coordinate activities of the Record Compliance Review process including preparation/presentation of summary reports and follow‑up.
• Develop and maintain good rapport with interdisciplinary team members to help ensure that medical records are properly maintained and problem areas identified and corrected in a timely manner.
• Maintain a neat and orderly HIM Department.
• Perform other related duties and activities as directed and assigned by supervisor or HIM support center staff.
• Participate in the overall quality assessment and improvement program activities.
• Participate in continuing education classes and training programs.
• Prepare records and reports for committee review as required.
• Assist in presentations during orientation and periodic staff training dealing with Health Information topics.
• Ensure supplies have been replenished in work areas as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Associate or Bachelor Degree in health care or related area preferred. Minimum 4 years recent experience in hospital Health Information Management doing variety of HIM functions, or an equivalent of education and experience.

Starr Regional Medical Center is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people.

We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.