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Performs one or more of duties listed below, assisting with health information management. Position Details: Location Mercy Hospital Southeast 1701 Lacey Street Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 Hours ...

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Senior Health Information Management Specialist

Children's of Alabama

Birmingham, AL • On-site

$60 - $75/hr

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Posted 3 days ago

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6.1

Company rating: 6.1 out of 10

Based on 42 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

848th of 1,065 rated hospitals

Job description

In Health Information Management at Main Campus Park Place North


Work schedule will be Full-time on the Day Shift, 8am-4:30pm.


Summary

Senior HIM Specialist, under the supervision of the HIM Operations Manager, performs all activities involved in the preparation of medical records for the document imaging and management process and/or ensuring good image quality as well as verification and validation of all patient encounters for COA.


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Education
  • Associate or Bachelor of Science degree preferred in Health Information Management.
  • RHIA or RHIT preferred. High school diploma or GED equivalent required.

Experience
  • 3 years of progressively responsible experience in a Health Information Management Department.

Licensures, Certifications, and/or Registries
  • RHIA/RHIT credentialed preferred

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications

Nonessential


  • Registered Health Information Technician or Registered Health Information Administrator

Education with Equivalent Qualifications

Essential


  • High School Diploma Graduate or Equivalent or any of the following equivalent qualifications below:

  • - Registered Health Information Administrator
  • - Registered Health Information Technician

Nonessential


  • Associates Degree in Health Information Management or Bachelors of Science or Arts in Health Information Management

Experience with Equivalent Qualifications

Essential


  • 2 Years Staff Level

The best description for the HIM department can be pulled from our accrediting body AHIMA - \"Health information management is the practice of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. It is a combination of business, science, and information technology.


Schedule: 8am-4:30pm, Day Shift, Monday-Friday Standard Days

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Since 1911, Children’s of Alabama has provided specialized medical care for ill and injured children. Ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Children’s serves patients from every county in Alabama and nearly every state. With more than 3.5 million square feet, it is one of the largest pediatric medical facilities in the United States. Children’s offers inpatient and outpatient services at its Russell Campus on Birmingham’s historic Southside with additional specialty services provided at Children’s South, Children’s on 3rd and in Huntsville and Montgomery. Primary medical care is provided in more than a dozen communities across central Alabama. Children’s is the only health system in Alabama dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children. It is a private, not-for-profit medical center that serves as the teaching hospital for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) pediatric medicine, surgery, psychiatry, research and residency programs. The medical staff consists of UAB faculty and Children’s full-time physicians as well as private practicing community physicians. Our staff is committed to providing the finest pediatric healthcare to all children. We built our legacy on our core values of trust, teamwork, compassion, innovation and commitment. We know that every time we come through these doors we will live up to our high standards as we work to make a difference in children's lives. You've chosen a career that’s all about care. If you want to make a difference the life of children and their families, if you want to advance in your profession, if you appreciate good benefits, and want to work with outstanding medical professionals in a variety of areas, then Children’s of Alabama is where you belong.

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Birmingham, AL, US

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