Health Information Management Specialist

Position Summary - The Health Information Management Specialist is responsible for coordination of medical records, physician dictation & transcription, and any other administrative duties. - Remote - must be currently located, or willing to relocate to the following states: Washington State, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, and/or Tennessee. - Must also be able to work PST hours. Key Duties and Responsibilities - Responsible for maintaining accurate tracking file for receipt of dictation and signatures. - Communications with physicians and their care teams to ensure timely receipt of dictation and signatures. - Responsible for meeting active annual goals for the medical records department with chart audits and compliance. - Verify and operate within state mandated requirements for medical records requests. - Issue invoices and track payments from entities requesting medical records. - Retrieve appropriate chart documentation as indicated by the facility policy for returning patients. - Maintain confidentiality and compliance measures for medical records maintenance at the center. - Tracking completion of pathology reports. - Assist with the registration of surgery patients including obtaining all appropriate insurance information and signatures from patients. - Assist in retrieval hospital/ER records for all transfer patients and/or cases. - Accountable for reporting occurrences through the established reporting process related to employee and/or patient/visitor events. - Fosters the developmental and educational process of self, colleagues, trainees and students (includes functioning as a preceptor as needed). - Participates in acceptable continuing education, fostering career and skill development including meeting departmental continuing education requirements. - Assists in managing controllable costs by the proper, non-wasteful use of Surgery Center resources. - Any and all other duties as assigned including those assigned to Patient Services Representative (see Patient Services Representative Job Description). Education/Experience - High School diploma/GED or equivalent - Medical terminology knowledge preferred - Two years of experience in related field preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Comply with company policies, procedures, practices and business ethics guidelines. - Complete job required training. - Comply with all applicable laws and regulations, (e.g. HIPAA, Stark, OSHA, employment laws, etc.) - Demonstrate prompt and reliable attendance - Work in the surgery center during business hours - Travel independently throughout the surgery center (which may include movement from floor to floor); frequent bending, lifting, standing, stooping or sitting for long periods of time may be required - Work at an efficient and productive pace, handle interruptions appropriately and meet deadlines - Communicate and interact in a respectful and professional manner - Prioritize workload while being flexible to meet the expectations of the daily operations - Apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions - Understand and execute a variety of instructions - Effectively operate equipment and communicate on and operate the phone system - Work independently with minimal supervision - Travel to other work locations, if required Work Environment/Physical Demands - The work environment/physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. - Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable differently abled persons to perform the essential functions.