Shady Grove Medical Center
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Shady Grove Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced HIM Tech for our Patient Financial Services dept who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.
As a HIM tech you will:
• Retrieves all discharged records/ loose patient documentation from Nursing Units and other ancillary departments as required.
• Reconciles retrieved medical records against patient discharge lists.
• Prep, index, quality control (QC), and validate all discharges in a timely manner.
• Follow-up with any missing records immediately and consistently with clinical areas until obtained.
• Reports any missing charts greater than 48 hours to Supervisor for follow-up. Identify all missing charts on spreadsheet.
• Prepares all documents according to department specifications for proper scanning into EMR.
• Single document scan or batch scan loose work received from the clinical areas in a timely manner.
• Prioritizes tasks to insure timely processing of patient information.
• Ensures all documents are properly labeled by document type, patient name and patient encounter.
• Ensures all documents have correct barcode and replaces with correct labels as needed.
• Incorporates all thinned portions and loose work of the medical records being prepped.
• Efficiently navigates all computer systems such as Cerner, Kofax (scanning), Forms on demand, as needed.
• Identifies and troubleshoot issues with applications, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Assists or helps meet department performance standards and organizational targets by processing records in a timely and efficient manner.
Qualifications include:
• RHIT preferred
• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in a medical records department; or medical office setting
• Must have strong customer service skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• PC skills in Windows environment required. Knowledge of desktop applications to include Word and Excel is helpful.
• Good organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to speak, read and write in fluent English.
• Bilingual preferred
Work Schedule:
Employment Type: Full-time
Hours per Month: 40hrs/month
Typical Daily Schedule: M-F
Shift Type: Days
Holiday Requirements: Follow company holiday calendar
Shift Differential Eligible: Yes
Pay Range:
$18.40 - $23.48 If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)
At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.
We do this by offering:
Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
Free Employee parking
Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
Paid Time Off
Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support
As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.
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