Kaweah Health
HIM Technician II
Visalia, California · Mid · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$20k-$31kDetected 13 days ago
StatisticsComplianceAccountingExcelCustomer SupportHIPAAEHR/EMROrganizational SkillsMicrosoft Office
About the role
- With more than 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health provides state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services in our acute care hospital, specialized health centers and clinics.
- Our eight-campus healthcare district has 613 beds and offers comprehensive health services across a broad continuum of care.
- It takes a special person to work for Kaweah Health.
Responsibilities
- Ability to perform document preparation, scanning and quality control to convert paper documents into electronic images.
- Performs routine maintenance to ensure equipment functions properly.
- Maintains and monitors designated queues in Work Queue Monitor (WQM) fax queue.
- Processes documents in the Work Queue Monitor (WQM) fax queue within one (1) business day of receipt (STAT faxes will be processed by end of business day).
Requirements
- Required: High school diploma/GED equivalent
- License /Certification
- Preferred: Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
- Education
- Preferred:
- Two years of college or formal health information technician training.
- Medical terminology course completion.
- Experience
- Required: One year Health Information Management Department or medical related experience involving use of computers and familiarity with medical record forms. Customer service experience.
- Preferred: Medical record deficiency analysis and release of information experience.
- Knowledge of medical record practices. Familiarity with the components of a medical record.
Nice to have
- Computer/keyboarding skills and working knowledge of office equipment operations.
- Ability to use Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word and have basic computer operational knowledge.
- Highly organized and detail oriented.
- Knowledge of HIPAA regulations preferred.
Skills
- Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Excellent customer service skills.
Compensation
- $20.38 -$30.57
Benefits
- Full-Time Benefit Eligible
- 8700 Health Information Mgmt
- Responsible for ensuring medical records are complete, and all documents are properly identified and signed, and that all necessary information is in the electronic health record.
- Releases health information, ensures the integrity of the medical record, and provides access to health information to patients and healthcare providers.
- Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California.
- Throughout it all, our focus is to make a difference, and we do - in the health of our patients, our loved ones, and our community.
- Benefits Eligible
- Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
- Navigates Electronic Health Records Software efficiently.
Company info
- Communicates effectively with patients, customers, physicians, and other departments.
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