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UNC Health Careers

HIM Assistant - HIM Operations

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What they do

A Medical Records Clerk compiles, processes, and maintains medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the health care system.

$43,062 / year median in North Carolina

+6% projected growth

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Job Description

Description Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
Summary:
Processes and maintains patient medical records including filing, retrieving and distributing medical documents and reports according to established priorities and procedures in a medical records department.
Responsibilities:
1.Maintains record filing and electronic systems in accordance with established procedures and regulations. 2. Performs concurrent scanning rounding on hospital units daily. 3. Monitors, reconciles, and audits paper based and electronic medical records. Prepares and batches, indexes, analyzes for quality and modifies medical records for the purpose of maintaining a reliable electronic health record. 4. Identifies scanning and indexing errors with timely and accurate correction/modification. 5. Retrieves, delivers and coordinates the delivery of patient medical records for release of information requests, research requests and provider requests and ensures they arrive in a timely manner. 6. Analyzes all bedded, emergency room, outpatient, and ambulatory surgery for chart completion to include provider assistance as necessary. 7. Analyzes and monitors record completion activities of suspended physicians and generates automated incomplete record notices to physicians. 8. Releases approved documents as the legal medical record.
Other Information Other information:
Education Requirements:
• High school diploma or GED required; higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
• No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
• One (1) year of clerical experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Job Details Legal Employer:
NCHEALTH
Entity:
Shared Services Organization Unit:
HIM Operations Work Type:
Part Time Standard Hours Per Week:
32.00
Salary Range:
$16.51 - $23.62 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type:
Onsite Work Schedule:
Day Job Location of Job:
US:
NC:
Eden Exempt From Overtime:
Exempt:
No This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.