Banner Health · 3 weeks ago
Senior HIMS Technician
Greeley, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expBanner Health is a nationally-recognized healthcare leader, and they are seeking a Senior HIMS Technician to coordinate and perform daily operations within the health information management systems department. This role involves ensuring the release of health information in compliance with regulations, providing excellent customer service, and supporting workflow processes.
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Responsibilities
Assist with the orientation, training and re-education of HIMS staff
Liaison between management and the HIMS staff for the purpose of coordinating staff schedules and communication of information and/or resource in providing information and HIMS department services
Promotes open communication, effective point of service decision making and problem solving while interacting with internal/external customers to ensure positive resolutions and customer satisfaction
Serves as a key liaison between staff, physicians, other departments and other departmental customers
Monitor daily workflow processes, complete daily activities, and identify and communicate to leadership any opportunities for improvement as needed
Identify, address and communicate opportunities to improve work processes and practices good work group dynamics
May serve as a backup to other staff members to ensure the department operations are efficiently and effectively maintained
Coordinate the compiling of department statistics, generating performance reports, and facilitating special projects, as required including assisting in the development of targets and action plans to achieve department goals
Support and ensure the integrity of Electronic Medical Record through monitoring and auditing activities, including management of provider deficiencies and record completion identified through various reporting tools
May coordinate physician suspension process
Conducts routine and complex releases of health information in accordance with company policy and all state and federal laws
May act as a liaison to HIMS techs and is knowledgeable with applicable federal and state regulations and Banner Health policies related to release of health information and HIPAA
Support the coding function, acting as a liaison between HIMS operations, coding, registration, physicians, and other facility or system departments as applicable to facilitate the record completion, coding, and billing process
Provide customer service and assistance related to HIMS departmental functions to patients, vendors, physicians, ancillary staff, and other departments in person, over the telephone, through email, or by other means
Perform a variety of other support functions including assistance with transcription issues and requests, providing training for Dragon/voice recognition applications, assisting patients with completion of portal enrollment, performing merges and combines in the Electronic Medical Record, answer ringing telephones, and other duties as assigned by HIMS leadership
As applicable to the facility, may work with state recording agencies, such as reporting all facility births to the state vital health records department and meeting the state reporting guidelines for such
Works under general supervision and provides leadership and expertise to a work team
Solves problems using defined procedures and a learned expertise in medical records regulatory requirements
Holds department responsibility only, although is involved in implementing system-wide activities
Customers are internal and external: physicians, volunteers, medical staff services and nursing
Qualification
Required
Requires the knowledge of health information practices and principles as normally demonstrated through completion of one or more years of post-high school education or experience in medical records and information systems or other healthcare related roles
Must demonstrate a thorough knowledge of health information management practices and principles and have a working knowledge of medical terminology as normally acquired over three or more years of related work experience in a healthcare role
Must be able to exercise independent judgment, prioritize work have good problem solving skills
Strong verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills are required
Strong technical skills in using office and medical records software applications and databases
Must be knowledgeable of all HIMS department functions and processes
Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment
An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire
Preferred
Current enrollment in the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) Program
Experience coordinating work functions of groups of individuals is preferred
A background in the use of medical terminology for the assigned area is preferred
Additional Related Education And/or Experience Preferred
Company
Banner Health
Banner Health operates as a nonprofit health care system in the United States. The company offers hospital care, home care, hospice care,
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation
2025-10-24Grant
Leadership Team
Andy Kramer Petersen
President & CEO Banner Health Foundation
Brian P. Kellar
Chief Executive Officer
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