Title: HIM Analyst

Location: Fountain Valley, CA

Department: Health Information Management

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Days (8hr)

Pay Range*: $22.50/hr - $31.57/hr

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups – consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary

The Health Information Managment (HIM) Analyst is responsible for the ongoing management of medical record quality and completeness to ensure a complete legal health record and its release.  The HIM Analyst ensures that the record information maintains its quality, accuracy, accessibility, and security in both paper files and electronic systems.  This position is responsible for assisting physicians, staff and ancillary departments with EPIC related deficiencies and questions, running EPIC reports, analyzing charts, assisting with release of information (ROI), retrieving, assembling, validating, and performing quality review of charts.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

1. Delivers excellent customer service, answers phones, assists and directs incoming callers and walk-in customers to the Health Information Management (HIM) department

2. Upholds appropriate privacy and security of all protected health information as well as maintains integrity of all records

3. Communicates effectively and professionally with physicians, ancillary staff, and other third-party persons

4. Demonstrates the ability to process, assemble, scan, and validate patient records within multiple electronic systems

5. Demonstrates the ability to validate the authenticity of an Authorization to Release PHI (protected health information) in accordance with our policies and procedures and appropriately process the ROI

6. Effectively analyzes charts for deficiencies according to various regulatory requirements

7. Effectively maintains suspension list for delinquent providers via Epic reporting

8. Attends department-specific education/training, in services, and staff meetings

9. Assists physicians and ancillary departments with chart completion to comply with regulatory requirements

10. Accurately preps, scans, validates and analyzes patient records

11. Demonstrates ability to process ROI staying within state and federal regulations

12. Demonstrates knowledge of mandatory medical records documentation elements

13. Actively participates in department functions to enhance daily operations

14. Demonstrates the ability to utilize Epic, Onbase, Plato, Rightfax and other necessary programs

15. Other duties as assigned

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications/Work Experience:

• Minimum two years office/clerical experience required

• One or more years HIM experience required

• Excellent communication and computer skills

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• High School graduate or Equivalent preferred