Description
Kindred Hospital San Francisco Bay Area is a 99-bed long-term acute care hospital offering the same in-depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital, but for an extended recovery period. We partner with your physician and offer 24-hour clinical care seven days a week so you can start your journey to wellness. For those who need special care, we offer a 10-bed ICU and two negative pressure rooms. We are located about 7 miles east of Oakland International Airport right off MacArthur Freeway (I-580).
Job Summary
Maintains health information management (HIM) integrity through knowledge of medical record content, medical terminology and abbreviations, abstracting and analysis techniques, concurrent medical record review, terminal-digit filing, medical record storage and retrieval. Demonstrates knowledge of the legal aspects of patient medical records, including release of information and HIPAA Privacy and Security requirements.
Essential Functions
- Demonstrates ability to assemble, analyze, abstract, scan, and maintain medical records appropriately to ensure verifiable documentation.
- Responsible for working with hospital staff, physicians, and administration to ensure that medical records are completed timely, accurately, and completely in a manner that is consistent with hospital policy as well as medical staff bylaws/rules and regulations.
- Responds per HIPAA guidelines to inquiries and requests from physicians, staff, and outside agencies and/or individuals regarding protected health information.
- Demonstrates proficiency with dictation and transcription systems.
- Maintains record indexes and storage and retrieval systems.
- Orders supplies as needed by the department in adequate time to ensure that proper amounts are on hand at all times and that meet budget requirements.
- Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Completes annual health, safety, and education requirements. Maintains professional growth and development.
- Maintains confidentiality of all patient and/or employee information to assure patient and/or employee rights are protected.
- Attends all mandatory in-services and staff meetings.
- Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
- Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
- Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department.
- Maintains current licensure/certification for position, if applicable.
- Consistently demonstrates Guest Relation's skills to patients, physicians, visitors, employees, and any other individuals with whom they may come in contact.
- Consistently follows departmental and hospital Health, Safety, Security, Hazardous Materials policies and procedures.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Ability to investigate and analyze information and to draw conclusions.
- Must read, write and speak fluent English.
- Medical data abstracting skills.
- Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.
- Must have good and regular attendance.
- Approximate percent of time required to travel, 0%
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Pay Range: $25.50-$32.34/hr.
ScionHealth has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit-eligible employees that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.
Qualifications
Education
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Associate degree in health information technology preferred, or enrollment in a college/university HIM program accepted.
Licenses/Certification
- Certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) preferred.
Experience
- Minimum of 1 year of HIM experience preferred.