Health Information Management HIM Specialist II
Health Information Management HIM Specialist II
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Job Description
Overview
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institutedesignated cancer center in Washington.
With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation HIV/AIDS prevention immunotherapy and COVID19 vaccines Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the worlds leading cancer infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology infusion radiation proton therapy and related services and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the worlds deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.
At Fred Hutch we value collaboration compassion determination excellence innovation integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity dignity and inherent value of each employee patient community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.
Provides assistance to physicians providers and patients for the maintenance of the medical record on paper and electronically for all Fred Hutch Clinics. Supports HIM functions including but not limited to: scanning transcription hospital admissions clinical consenting external monitoring and BMT daily census. Serves as liaison with providers clinic staffs patients and external partners.
This position will be 1.0FTE fulltime MF. Hours during initial training period will be 8:30am 5pm then once training is complete hours will be 9am 5:30pm.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for chart creation maintenance and breakdown for all Fred Hutch Clinics on paper and in electronic formats.
- Responds to requests for charts and patient information from providers clinics and facilities as needed and in accordance with HIM policies Federal and Washington State laws.
- Supports HIM processes as assigned in the areas of:
- Printing and distribution of transcription.
- Participating in any and all aspects of scanning.
- Meets productivity standards as determined by HIM leadership.
- Performs other reasonably related HIM duties as assigned by HIM leadership.
- Assists with cross coverage in the HIM department by training others and learning new tasks.
- Collects patient records from clinics and brings to HIM for inclusion in patient charts.
Qualifications
Required:
- Associate of Arts Degree in Health Information Management or complimentary field of study; or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum one year in healthcare environment.
- Highly organized and detailed oriented with ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Demonstrates proficiency with computer data entry skills.
- Ability to interact with many types of internal and external customers in a flexible accommodating manner.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate well (in both verbal and written formats) with patients staff and providers
- Knowledge of health information management operations and HIPAA guidelines.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment based upon departmental policies and procedures.
- Familiar with Microsoft Office Suite applications ORCA Epic Mindscape and scanning software.
Preferred:
- Bachelors Degree in Health Information Management or equivalent work experience.
- RHIT/RHIA.
The hourly pay range for this position is from $29.19 to $41.56 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.
This position will be 1.0FTE fulltime MF. Hours during initial training period will be 8:30am 5pm then once training is complete hours will be 9am 5:30pm.
Additional Information
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
