Job Description
Description: Job Summary: Performs inpatient chart analysis for medical record documentation requirements, notifies surgeons of status of outstanding surgical reports, provides statistical support for the timely and accurate completion of inpatient and ambulatory medical records, and notifies physicians of the status of their incomplete records. Accountable for ensuring all special requests for charts for auditing, billing and review are performed in a timely manner.
Essential Responsibilities: - Analyzes charts of multiple facilities for required documents and signatures from each clinician that participated in the care of the patient during the encounter. Monitors reports in EMR to identify delinquent charts and prioritize and ensure physician completion and removal of delinquency from the Chart Deficiency Tracking System. Communicate with physicians by all available means to facilitate completion of chart prior to delinquency date.
- Processes newborn information into the Electronic Birth Registration System, maintains confidentiality for adoptions and handling of records considered as privileged. Assists Funeral Homes, with completion of Death Certificates for our patients.
- Retrieve and Process Hospital ECT encounters. Prints Daily Hospital ECT census sheets, to complete the tracking and reporting process, before sending the required information to the Outpatient Medical Records for scanning into HealthConnect.
- Answering department phones and responding to all department requests. Filing and Faxing of documents. Provide technical and administrative assistance for other health information services functions. Performs all other duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications: Experience
- Minimum one (1) year in compiling hospital chart deficiency data.
- Minimum six (6) months experience with the EHR - Electronic Health Record.
Education
- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
Additional Requirements: - Working knowledge of chart deficiency automated systems.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate in an effective manner, verbally and written.
- Demonstrated ability to easily adapt to unfamiliar automated systems and office equipment.
Preferred Qualifications: - Minimum two (2) years of experience in compiling hospital chart deficiency data, working knowledge of the EHR - Electronic Health Record.
- Completed basic training in automated systems and a working knowledge of chart deficiency automated systems in a health maintenance organization structure.
- Completed training in Outlook and Teams systems
- RHIT
- Ability to identify potential problems, visualizes a resolution, and effect a change through positive communication.
Primary Location: Oregon,Portland,Kaiser Permanente Building
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 06:00 AM
Working Hours End: 02:30 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-NW-02|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Entry Level
Department: Portland Regional Process Ctr - Medical Records Admin - 1008
Pay Range: $39100 - $50600 / hour The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: No
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest
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