Health Info Clerk Full Time Days - San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
About the Job
San Ramon Regional Medical Center began serving residents of the San Ramon Valley and its surrounding communities in 1990. Located on a hillside overlooking the valley, we are a 123-bed, acute-care hospital, primary stroke center, and a cardiac heart surgery hospital. San Ramon Regional Medical Center provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services. Personalized service and a patient-centered philosophy are distinctive qualities of our facility.
We offer competitive salaries and benefits including a matching 401(k), several health & dental plans to choose from, generous tuition assistance plans, and relocation assistance for select positions.
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including employee assistance program (EAP)
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, long- and short-term plan coverage
- Savings and retirement including a 401(k) Plan with a 50% match up to 6% of pay, employee stock purchase plan, flexible spending accounts, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial well-being counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, and online educational program
- Additional benefits life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and employee discount program
- Registered nurses – Retirement medical benefit account (RMBA) – 2% of annual eligible income set aside in accordance with program guidelines
- Benefits may vary by location and role
Position Summary:
Prepares, scans, indexes medical records to ensure that records are available as soon after discharge. Ensures that records are scanned as accurately as possible for accessibility. Assist with ROI requests and answers front desk phone as well as routes calls as necessary.
Position Accountabilities:
The following are essential job accountabilities:
- Runs all discharge reports on a daily basis from the previous day discharges.
- Pick up discharged patient charts from units daily.
- Prepares Inpatient, Outpatient Surgery, Outpatient Clinic(s), ER, and loose material for scanning.
- Scans Inpatient and Outpatient Surgery, Outpatient Clinic(s), ER, and loose material into the system.
- Indexes Inpatient and Outpatient Surgery, Outpatient Clinic, ER, and loose material
into correct document type for access.
- Assist with ROI requests and answer front office phone calls
- Place helpdesk ticket when necessary and troubleshoot with support team for any issues with scanning application and/or HPF.
- Inform Management regarding any missing discharged patient charts from previous day.
- Prep/Scan/Index Therapy and Cardiac Rehab accounts on a monthly basis
- Merge duplicate medical record numbers as needed
- Manage chart destruction as per facility policy
- Download and scan donor charts
- Keep scanning machine and workstation clean and organized.
Other Position Accountabilities:
- Good effective verbal and written communication skills
- Must be able to adapt to highly changeable situations.
- Must be dependable, punctual, flexible, efficient and able to be a mediator in the absence of management.
- Must function as a member of a team, not just an individual.
- Able to correctly follow instructions
- Must be energetic and demonstrate diplomacy and accuracy in all duties.
- Must have good rapport with peers, physicians, visitors, nursing personnel and other in-house departments.
- Must be able to work consistently and effectively in complex situations.
- Must be able to use good judgment in releasing information during the hours when there is no supervision.
- All other duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications:
Minimum Education:
High school graduate
Minimum Experience/Skills:
Basic medical terminology desirable
One (1) year experience in an acute care HIM environment preferred
Computer skills – Microsoft Word, Excel and Adobe PDF
Licenses/Certificates/Credentials:
None
Physical Demands:
Per Job Functional Match description
Vision Requirements:
Sufficient perceptive acuity (vision and hearing) to perform all the related duties of the position.
Working Conditions:
Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries.
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