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National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) · 7 hours ago

HIM Assistant

Dickson, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) is recognized nationwide as an innovator in the delivery of quality long-term care. They are seeking an HIM Assistant to assist the Health Information Technician/Practitioner with clerical duties and ensure proper medical record keeping practices.

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Responsibilities

Ensure upon admission of patients that the Admission Summery Sheet is properly and completely filled out and any preliminary forms are initiated

Determine upon admission of patients whether additional transfer data is needed and obtain missing information

Make sure that patient’s medical record number is on the patient armband, in addition to the other required information

Check the EHR quantitatively on admission and periodically (once per month minimum) to assure completeness, accuracy, and internal consistency

Communicate with and assist the medical staff and alias health personnel in updating the EHR

Interact with other departments, physicians, administrator, and regional support staff

Maintain flow of reports to the EHR – scan into

QA all forms that are scanned into the EHR and update as needed

Qualification

Health Information experienceICD-10-CMCCS certificationCCA certificationCPC-A certificationMedical Record SystemsMedical terminologyProfessionalismCooperationAttention to detail

Required

Minimum of 1-3 years of previous experience working in the field of Health Information preferred

High school graduate or equivalent

Be able to type and understand the Medical Record Systems, including filing

Understand and utilize medical terminology, ICD-10-CM, coding principles, concurrent and Discharge Analysis Procedures, scanning and attention to detail

Possess personal attributes to include professionalism, neatness, accuracy, articulates pleasantly and cooperative with all staff