About this role
This position is expected to support both Truckee, CA and Reno, NV offices on a rotating basis
Bargaining Unit: EA
Rate of Pay: $26.42/hour + DOE
Summary
Processes medical records for Tahoe Forest Health System. Performs clerical functions for Health Information Management (HIM) department such as scanning, chart analysis and chart auditing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Processes Inpatient; Outpatient, and Ancillary accounts; including Lab; X-ray; all clinics; Therapies; Ambulatory Surgery; and the Emergency Room patient charts.
• Reviews and analyzes inpatient, emergency room, ambulatory surgery accounts for completeness.
• Performs qualitative and quantitative assessments of scanned documentation in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Provides information and assistance to physicians and staff as it pertains to record completion.
• Uses computer to process, store, and retrieve health information in the EMR.
• Answers telephones and assist callers, or routes call to appropriate person.
• Scans hospital records, patient information, and other hospital documents to support departmental operations.
• Faxes documents upon request, and as applicable.
• Assists physicians and other staff members with transcribed reports.
• Travels to offsite TFHS facilities to process work, when required.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibilities
No supervisory responsibilities.
Minimum Education/Experience
No educational requirement
Required Licenses/Certifications
None
Other Experience/Qualifications
Preferred:
• Previous experience using Electronic Medical Record system and scanning experience