HIM Technician, Bascom Full Time Palmer Eye Institute, Palm Beach Gardens

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The University of Miami Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has an exciting full time opportunity for a Health Information Management Technician 2 (HIM 2) in Palm Beach Gardens Florida.
The Health Information Management (HIM) Technician 2 is responsible for deficiency management and dictation/transcription processes within the electronic health record. This role interacts with and supports medical staff members with completion of the electronic health record including deficiency letters and suspension of privileges. This position requires technical expertise to understand how systems interact and communicate. The HIM Technician 2 will have a mid-level understanding of health information management including how various portions become a consolidated legal record of the patients care.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Analyzes inpatient ambulatory surgery outpatient and/or behavioral health records following established procedures.

• Analyzes reviews assigns tracks and reconciles completion requirements for medical records to ensurecompliance with rules and regulations and other standards for billing and coding purposes.

• Performs quantitative and qualitative analysis according to policy and procedures with a high accuracy rate and audits work as required.

• Notifies physicians weekly with calls and letters of all incomplete and delinquent records.

• Tracks and reports data at the time of suspension.

• Tracks and reports status of documentation requirements for coding purposes such as operative reports.

• Accurately tracks assigns and reconciles the status of transcribed medical reports in the electronicdeficiency system.

• Researches and resolves discrepancies in various report queues (dictation reanalysisetc.) to ensure timely completion.

• Reports results of special studies such as H&P timeliness and other reports asneeded.

• Assists in preparing the pre-suspension and suspension list and updates as necessary.

• Achieves and maintains quality at high accuracy to meet or exceed productivity standards.

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
High School Diploma or equivalent/relevant experience certification or license

Experience:
Minimum 2 years of relevant experience required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures technologies and protocols and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.

• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.

• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software technology and relevant computer applications.

• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge skills and abilities required for the job.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System South Floridas only university-based health system provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center we are proud to serve South Florida Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching research and patient care. Were the challenge youve been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

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