HIM Operations Coordinator

Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and acute care hospital, as well as a clinic system with primary care clinics located in Minneapolis and across Hennepin County. The comprehensive healthcare system includes a 473-bed academic medical center, a large outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, and a network of clinics in the North Loop, Whittier, and East Lake Street neighborhoods of Minneapolis, and in the suburban communities of Brooklyn Park, Golden Valley, Richfield, and St.

Anthony Village. Hennepin Healthcare has a large psychiatric program, home care, and operates a research institute, philanthropic foundation, and Hennepin EMS. The system is operated by Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County.

Equal Employment Opportunities: We believe equity is essential for optimal health outcomes and are committed to achieve optimal health for all by actively eliminating barriers due to racism, poverty, gender identity, and other determinants of health. We are committed to equitable care and working in an environment that celebrates, promotes, and protects diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are committed to bringing in individuals with new cultural perspectives to assist in creating a more equitable healthcare organization.

We are currently seeking a HIM Operations Coordinator to join our HIM Operations team. This full-time role will primarily work hybrid (Days and on call occasionally).

Provides the HIM Operations department leaders and staff with the necessary coordination, guidance, qualitative analysis, and administrative support to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Works under minimal supervision and at a level that uses considerable independent judgement, discretion, administrative skills, and the ability to prioritize multiple requests/initiatives

• Assists in planning and monitoring daily operations and ensures adequate coverage of HIM Operations tasks
• Works with Manager and/or Supervisor to develop workflows and contingency plans for each function of the department to assure timely and accurate completion of work
• Continually monitors and evaluates workflows and output, apprising Manager and/or Supervisor of any need for systems adjustment, updates and/or improvement when necessary
• Verifies the quality of the scanning and indexing of documents and other work as needed
• May recommend the implementation of HIM policies and procedures, assists in their development, and evaluates and modifies existing procedures to increase department efficiency
• Provides/performs departmental administrative duties to support HIM Operations leadership and staff, including screening/triaging telephone calls, maintaining calendars, handling incoming mail, maintaining department tidiness and organization, and planning/coordinating special events within the department
• Performs customer service duties and greets internal and external customers by phone, email, and in person in a professional and friendly manner, projecting a positive image
• Actively listens to patient/customer concerns, complaints, issues, and grievances to achieve satisfactory response/resolution at point of contact
• Coordinates and ensures timely and accurate completion of all Medical Record Amendment requests, Accounting of
• Disclosures requests, Release Restriction requests, Potential Identity Theft complaints, and MyChart Proxy access requests
• Investigates patient identity issues
• Performs data integrity analysis and chart corrections in accordance with policy and procedures
• Runs, analyzes, and summarizes HIM performance and…