HIM Specialist II for Night Shifts at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines occupation at Conifer in Des Moines

Conifer is in need of HIM Specialist II for Night Shifts at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines on Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:05:25 GMT. Tenet, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals and numerous related health care services. Our mission is to be recognized for our commitment to our people and partners who provide quality, innovative care to the patients we serve in our communities. It's a spirit you can experience first-hand and it's a philosophy that can enhance your own approach to health care and your...

HIM Specialist II for Night Shifts at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines

Location: Des Moines Iowa

Description: Conifer is in need of HIM Specialist II for Night Shifts at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines right now, this occupation will be placed in Iowa. More details about this occupation opportunity kindly read the description below. Tenet, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals and numerous related health care services. Our mission! is to be recognized for our commitment to our people and partners who provide quality, innovative care to the patients we serve in our communities. It's a spirit you can experience first-hand and it's a philosophy that can enhance your own approach to health care and your career goals.

Description

At Conifer Health Solutions, we offer the strength and stability of Tenet Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, with the ingenuity and energy of a healthcare independent. We are a healthcare solutions company born from the healthcare industry. We take care of hospital business, so hospitals can focus on caring for patients. Ready to be part of our solutions? Welcome to a company that gives you the resources and incentives to redefine healthcare services, with the benefits and leadership to take your career to the next step!

Conifer is now hiring a HIM Specialist II to work at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines . This is a Night position working 9:00pm -5:3! 0am Sunday- Thursday

General Summary

Job emp! hasis is placed on those duties associated with all aspects of clerical duties in the Health Records Information Department: Assembly and analysis of all patient record types, confidentiality and release of patient information, retrieval and re-filing of all patient records, birth certificate processing, transcribed report processing and physician record completion assistance.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - ALL AREAS : Greets and assists patients, visitors and ancillary personnel entering the department; Maintains public relations with all customers entering the department; Answers requests for medical records; Files records in permanent files/designated areas; Obtains necessary patient medical record reports from other hospitals, physician offices and ancillary departments when necessary to complete the medical record or assist in patient care; Answers incoming calls in a prompt and professional manner, routing all call! s to their appropriate destination; Enhances the department services through the efficient and effective exchange of ideas and information with others; Communicates in a professional and tactful manner, maintaining confidentiality at all times; Conveys customer dissatisfaction to supervisor immediately; Assists patients in completing the release of information authorization; Notifies supervisor of supplies needed and equipment repairs needed; Adjusts, files records and shift files appropriately to allow for the filing of records; Changes, as appropriate, the medical record number on patient's records; notifies appropriate personnel of any change; integrates health records with existing files; Performs filing as required; Keeps the department visibly neat; Cross trains in all clerical areas to assist in coverage as needed; Performs all assigned work as required; Retrieves records for the Emergency Department, nursing units and other patient care areas including photocopies o! f pertinent parts of incomplete records or those on microfilm; Verifies! admit/discharge dates for physician offices/insurance companies; Retrieves medical records for quality assurance studies, research, regulatory reimbursement agencies, medical staff committees, peer review activities, ancillary departments, and physician offices; This person must be able to calmly and effectively train physicians on the electronic system and must answer questions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCATIONS FOR FILE AREA : Notifies requesting parties of the availability of medical records retrieved for review; Responsible for the proper maintenance of the permanent medical record files by replacing or repairing worn or torn folders; Monitors requestor shelf; Picks up and sorts all incoming department mail and routes to appropriate staff/areas; Verifies identity of individuals receiving information to be released on a pick-up basis; Retrieve and FAX records for release of information according to request for medical emergencies and verifies the identity of the requ! estor; Validates appropriateness of authorization with records to be released; Copies pertinent parts of patient records for transfer to other health care facilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS FOR INPATIENT DISCHARGE AREA: Makes daily rounds to floors for pickup of medical records on discharged inpatients; Ensures receipt of all medical records on discharged patients at the time of chart pick-up; Sorts records by discharge date and checks off discharge list; Notifies supervisor of discrepancies in admission and discharge dates; Routes loose documents and returned old medical records from floors; Attaches late arriving ancillary department test results and transcribed reports on appropriated chart; Assembles medical record in appropriate order according to area procedures; Analyzes the medical records after discharge to ensure that required reports and signatures are included in the record as specified by standards of regulatory agencies, medical staff by-laws/rule! s and regulations, department policy and area procedures; Notes deficie! ncies on patient medical records to be completed by physicians and professional staff. Enters deficiencies according to current incomplete record processing system; Maintains appropriate death registries and computes statistics; Prepares and maintains temporary patient folders for records in incomplete file.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS FOR OUTPATIENT DISCHARGE AREA : Makes daily rounds to designated outpatient areas for chart pickup; Sorts outpatient records by visit date and files alphabetically; Attaches late arriving ancillary department test results and transcribed reports to appropriate patient medical record; Analyzes the medical records after discharge to ensure that required reports and signatures are included in the record as specified by standards of regulatory agencies, medical staff by-laws/rules and regulations, department policy and area procedures; Notes deficiencies on patient medical records to be completed by physicians and professional staff. Ente! rs deficiencies according to current incomplete record processing system; Maintains appropriate death registries and computer statistics; Prepares and maintains temporary patient folders for records in incomplete file.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS FOR TRANSCRIPTION AREA: Verifies surgical schedule daily; Verifies the pre-admission book daily for next day surgeries; Calls physicians offices as needed to follow up on transcribed reports; Files copies of dictated reports in physician files daily; Weekly completes appropriate mailing distribution of physician copies; Determines priority dictation and distributes to appropriate transcriptionists; Separates reports from printers and makes rounds to appropriate locations in the hospital to put transcribed reports on patient charts; Verifies whether or not certain medical reports have been dictated and/or transcribed for incomplete record and reprints reports as necessary.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS FOR THE RECEPTION A! REA Determines priority and retrieves incomplete records for physicians! to complete signatures and dictation; Updates the chart completion system; Maintains and enforces the physician suspension procedure in accordance with Medical Staff Bylaws, rules and regulations and hospital procedure; Files and maintains the accuracy of the incomplete records in the incomplete record file; Determines, analyzes, interprets and assists others in the completion of the medical records by individual physicians or professional staff; Prepares, routes and communicates updates to the physician delinquent and suspension list; Prepares and distributes incomplete record notices, restriction and suspension letters; Updates chart completion and chart tracking on patient records as appropriate; Routes completed medical records for permanent filing; Performs incomplete chart audits according to area schedule.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS FOR BIRTH CERTIFICATE AREA Obtains necessary information from appropriate personnel, patient and physician to enter information on th! e state birth certification system and transmit to the Department of Vital Records; Maintains birth log and log of registration fees/necessary forms; Updates computer and patient record of name changes; Routes birth certificate worksheet to newborn record.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DATA SPECIALIST AREA: PREPPER : - This position is responsible for daily records receipt, verification, alphabetizing, and prepping medical records according to specified procedures/guidelines for scanning into the electronic record system for permanent retention. SCANNER : - This position requires ability to operate document scanners efficiently and recognize system errors and make corrections for document entry into the electronic record system, identify scanner problems and seek immediate resolution. QUALITY CONTROL/VALIDATION : - This position conducts quality checks and validates all scanned documents prior to release to the electronic medical record repository. Resp! onsible for correcting all misfed or poorly scanned documents or those ! scanned in error to the wrong encounter.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS FOR CONCURRENT CHART MANAGEMENT ON FLOORS : Copy admission reports; highlight new admissions for specific floors. Print list of dictated operative reports from previous and current day from Voice Writer system. Look up CPI numbers to identify patient names. Look up patient names of newly admitted patients in Med Rite SX system to see if H&P has been dictated. Go to floors and distribute loose material, which includes but is not limited to radiology reports, laboratory reports, MAR sheets, stop order reports and dictated materials. Check charts for any other type of reports that can be used for H&Ps such as consultation reports, current H&Ps from other facilities. Do transcription rounds. Help in Reception Area when time allows.

Qualifications

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED : High school diploma or equivalent required. One or two years of office experience preferr! ed with good organizational skills and 30 wpm typing or 10 key experience preferred. Computer experience required. Medical Terminology preferred but will be required by the end of the first year of employment. Education may be substituted for experience. This position demands a very detail oriented person who is able to stay focused on one task for an extended length of time. The individual in this position must be able to follow through on all tasks.
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