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Adventist Health · 4 weeks ago

HIM Technician, Per Diem

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit integrated health system serving communities on the West Coast and Hawaii. The HIM Technician role involves preparing medical records for scanning, retrieving and filing records, and assisting with the release of information services related to patient care.

Elder CareHealth CareHospitalMedicalNon ProfitWellness

No H1B

Responsibilities

Retrieves and reconciles all medical records from all nursing units and prepares the medical records for efficient scanning. Follows procedures for scanning documents, removes difficult to scan documents, checks patient record for poor quality, and notifies nursing unit of missing records

Interviews mothers for birth certificate information and enters information into electronic birth certificate system. Sends completed birth certificates to county and processes fetal death certificates, responds to customer inquires regarding certificates and updates supervisor on information

Ensures scanning equipment is in optimal working condition. Scans documents, reviews images and verifies quality. Completes scanning process and forwards to Quality Review

Files paper records and pulls charts for patient care assuring that they are tracked properly in chart tracking software. Retrieves charts from permanent files and off site storage, keeps file room neat, and assists in purging of records by storage vendor

Assists physicians with inquires regarding chart deficiencies in accordance with pertinent rules. Conducts chart audits, assists in deficiency analysis, resolves issues related to dictation, responds to inquires for assistance by users of the document imaging software and transcripts

Performs other job-related duties as assigned