Health Information Management Clerk at Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital

Tacoma, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

31 Aug, 26

Salary

20.84

Posted On

02 Jun, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Chart Review, Medical Record Scanning, HIPAA Compliance, EMR Administration, Document Auditing, Data Accuracy, Confidentiality

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital is hiring Temporary Health Information Management (HIM) Clerk to join our team. Wellfound is a 120-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital located in Tacoma, Washington. We are Department of Health and Joint Commission accredited. We are an acute care psychiatric hospital providing care to both voluntary and involuntary patients. At Wellfound, our approach to treatment emphasizes whole-person centered care that supports wellness and recovery. We respect and are inclusive of everyone’s unique values, strengths, and beliefs. We believe in a team approach to care which includes our amazing providers, nurses, mental health technicians and therapy team members. Position information: The Health Information Management (HIM) Clerk is responsible for providing support to the Health Information Management (HIM) department. The HIM Clerk is responsible for reviewing, scanning, and updating medical record documents to ensure accuracy and completeness. The HIM Clerk understands HIPAA privacy and security related to protected health information (PHI) and upholds confidentiality. *This is a temporary position to support an ongoing project in our HIM department. * Essential Duties · Performs chart reviews and audits of paper documents and scanned documents. · Reviews and scans medical record documents into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). · Reviews and audits for missing documents. · Ensures medical record documents are complete, of quality, and accurate, and assigns deficiencies as needed. · Gathers and organizes medical records for retention and shredding. · Maintains HIPAA compliance. · Be able to sit for long periods of time. · Ability to work independently. We offer competitive pay and benefits: * Hourly Rate is $20.84 * Paid Time Off - You will accrue Paid Sick and Safe Leave at 1 hour per 40 hours worked. Paid Sick leave cannot be used until 90 days after your hire date. What We Require: Education: · High school diploma or equivalent Work Experience: · Administrative experience on an EMR system, preferably EPIC.

Responsibilities

The HIM Clerk is responsible for reviewing, scanning, and updating medical record documents to ensure accuracy and completeness. They also perform audits of paper and scanned documents while maintaining strict HIPAA compliance.