Electronic Medical Records Specialist

Job Summary

Health information management is responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and monitoring information management standards and systems to support the patient record. The Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Specialist is responsible for supporting all on-site HIM workflows within acute care HIM Departments. This includes department phone coverage, record pulling/ordering from off-site vendor, discharge unit rounding, document assessment/prepping, scanning/indexing, HIMSS7 unit scanning, and quality analysis of paper medical record documents into any record scanning application/electronic medical record system. The EMR Specialist will also perform on-site release of information tasks for walk-in medical record requests, continuity of care, and incoming mail. In addition, the EMR Specialist will provide customer service to callers/visitors to the HIM Departments as appropriate. EMR Specialists may be assigned additional on-site HIM duties as necessary in order to maintain fluid departmental operations. Team member will also foster working relationships with other departments to ensure timely resolution related to any issues within these workflows. Come join a remarkable team where quality care meets quality service, in every dimension, every time.

This position is onsite, Monday - Friday and every other weekend.

Let Novant Health be the destination for your professional growth. At Novant Health, one of our core values is diversity and inclusion. By engaging the strengths and talents of each team member, we ensure a strong organization capable of providing remarkable healthcare to our patients, families and communities. Therefore, we invite applicants from all group dynamics to apply to our exciting career opportunities.

Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of every Novant Health team member to deliver the most remarkable patient experience in every dimension, every time.

• Our team members are part of an environment that fosters team work, team member engagement and community involvement.
• The successful team member has a commitment to leveraging diversity and inclusion in support of quality care.
• All Novant Health team members are responsible for fostering a safe patient environment driven by the principles of "First Do No Harm".
  
  

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED, required. 2 Year / Associate Degree, preferred.
• Experience:Minimum three years equivalent work experience with similar work assignments roles, and responsibilities or RHIT/RHIA in lieu of equivalent work experience. Internal Candidates: A combination of the above qualifications and proven success will be considered within HIM leader discretion, required.
• Licensure/Certification: RHIT, preferred.
• Additional Skills (required): Must possess excellent analytical skills and customer service skills. Ability to successfully complete generic and department-specific skills validation and competency testing. Must have the ability to multitask and work independently with limited supervision. Must be able to meet standardized productivity metrics/goals. Should have a strong working knowledge of HIPAA requirements. Must be comfortable in a computer-based workflow. Must have a working knowledge and/or familiarity with acute care medical records and hospital regulatory environment. Ability to drive/travel to multiple locations/facilities as needed.
• Additional Skills (preferred): Experience with the EPIC EHR and/or Hyland On Base scanning application.
  
  

Job Opening ID

51648