Health Information Management System Technician (HIMS)

Overview

Marin Community Clinics, founded in 1972, is today, a multi-clinic network with a wide array of integrated primary care, dental, behavioral, specialty and referral services. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we provide vital health services to almost 40,000 individuals annually in Marin County. The Clinics regularly receive national awards from the Health Resources and Services Administrations (HRSA). Our Mission is to promote health and wellness through excellent, compassionate care for all.

The Health Information Management System Technician (HIMS Technician) is responsible for the electronic and paper medical record management within Marin Community Clinics. The HIMS Technician provides timely and accurate medical record services and safeguards our patient's records in compliance with our Company policy and HIPAA regulations. Our mission to promote health and wellness through excellent, compassionate care for all guides our work every day. The position will perform the following tasks within the clinics and / or central HIMS location.

Responsibilities

• Process the Authorizations for Release of Health Information (ROI) for all Medical and Dental sites
• Safeguard and protect the patient's right to privacy by ensuring that only authorized individuals have access to the patient's medical / dental information. Verifying Release of Information documentation is in compliance with the request, authorization, company policy, and HIPAA regulations.
• Daily rounds of picking up documents from front office and pods. Successfully uploading batches to drive for SmartFiler scanning.
• Daily rounds of document drop off at clinic pods.
• Successfully interacts and communicates with clinical staff to assist with deficient and delinquent medical record completion.
• Respond to requests and releases patient information to persons or agencies in strict accordance with Company policy and HIPAA regulations.
• Ensures only appropriate information is faxed to outside medical / dental facilities.
• Act as liaison between third party vendors processing requests covered by agreements and Business Associate Agreements (BAA) with MCC.
• Retrieve paper and electronic faxes. Faxed are distributed, scanned and / or actioned as necessary.
• Works collaboratively with other departments.
• Manual scanning of documents into patient charts, ensuring accuracy and appropriateness of information.
• Locates and extracts pertinent information from medical / dental files as requested.
• Merge duplicate patient records.
• Process tasks received via inbox from Nurses, MA's, and Physicians etc.
• Take telephone calls and assist with HIMS related phone calls.
• Assist in pre-visit prep for patients which may include, but is not limited to, printing hospital records.
• Contributes as part of the team ensuring all departmental tasks are done and completes other projects assigned by supervisor.
• Support clinic HIMS as a 'float' technician. Support will be determined based on staff & workload.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Benefits :

Our benefits program is designed to protect your health, family and way of life. We offer a competitive Benefits Program that includes affordable health insurance and Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA), Dental and Vision Insurance, Educational and Continuing Education Benefits, Student Loan Repayment and Loan Forgiveness, Retirement Plan, Group Life and AD&D Insurance, Short term and Long Term Disability benefits, Professional Fee Reimbursement, Mileage and Cell Phone Reimbursement, Scrubs Reimbursement, Loupes Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Programs, Paid Holidays, Personal Days of Celebration, Paid time off, and Extended Illness Benefits.

Marin Community Clinics is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

MinUSD $25.00 / Hr. MaxUSD $28.00 / Hr.

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