What are the responsibilities and job description for the HIM Abstractor I position at Nemours?
Job Description
Nemours is seeking a remote HIM Abstractor to join our team.
Primary Function
This position is responsible for verifying & digitally categorizing documents into the electronic medical records via a variety of applications/systems to assure that clinical information is accurate and available for patient care in a timely manner.
Essential Function
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .
Nemours is seeking a remote HIM Abstractor to join our team.
Primary Function
This position is responsible for verifying & digitally categorizing documents into the electronic medical records via a variety of applications/systems to assure that clinical information is accurate and available for patient care in a timely manner.
Essential Function
- Analyze and classify documents within the document management system.
- Index documents into the patient’s electronic medical record (EMR) as digital formats, for ease of storage, retrieval, and use. This position may be directed to process historical/acquisition documents/records or work in the Extract clerical icon as needed.
- Maintain a 99% accuracy rate and 95% productivity rate.
- Create encounters in the EMR system as per policy and procedure as needed to consistently locate patient documentation.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the HIM policies and reliable methods governing the verification process.
- Validating the authenticity of legal documents.
- Utilizing advanced technology to eliminate printing and redundancy of documents.
- Apply critical thinking skills, exhibit strong independent judgment, and research skills. Able to assess complex problems, overcome challenges, and adapt to changes.
- Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee’s supervisor.
- 3 months to one year of specialized training beyond high school
- 3 months of work experience required
- RHIA/RHIT preferred
- Keyboarding and 10-key data entry skills
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .
