HIM Coordinator Full Time ContinueCARE Hospital at Baptist Health

Make a Meaningful Impact. Advance Your Career.

Vibra Permanent Staffing is seeking an experienced and dedicated Health Information Management Coordinator (HIM) for a direct hire, full-time opportunity with one of our trusted Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC) partners in Corbin, KY. This is your chance to join a specialized team that provides life-changing care to high-acuity patients recovering from complex medical conditions.

• Demonstrates and understands the importance of and respect for the rights, dignity and individuality of each patient in all interactions.

• Coordinates daily activities of medical records department.

• Provides communication to Physicians related to Health Information Management.

• Evaluates functions and procedures of medical records.

• Ensures departmental quality assurance for required compliance, accrediting agencies and regulatory issues.

• Coordinates the review of medical records for timely completion and documentation. Ensure all request for medical records are reported in an appropriate timely manner

• Coordinates procedures for release of medical information and correspondence requests according to company policies, state and federal statutes and laws.

• Organizes the storage, retrieval, archiving and destruction of medical records according to state statutes.

• Serves as liaison between clinical, clerical and administrative staff in issues involving data acquisition and analysis.

• Provides direction, consultation and implementation of new programs related to medical records.

• Plan and prioritize assignments and ensure effective use of time.

• Develop or assist in development of departmental operations.

• Provide monthly or daily reports in a timely manner to supervisor and other administrative committees.

• Demonstrate technical knowledge of Health Information Management.

• Adheres to all components of the Hospital Compliance Plan in performing job duties and reports any violations or suspected violations of the Plan to the Compliance Officer.

• Demonstrates professional conduct and complies with hospital and departmental policies and procedures.

• Adheres to hospital attendance policy.

• Complies with measures for preventing exposure to blood borne pathogens.

• Participates in the Hazardous Material Program; hazards include exposure to blood and body fluids, possible communicable diseases, sharp objects and instruments, assorted chemicals and gasses as listed in the Hazardous Materials Program Manual.

• Complies with established Safety and Patient Safety Program practices.

• Performs other incidental and related duties, as required and/or assigned.

• Develops an understanding of responsibilities for recognizing patient abuse and follows policy for making appropriate referrals/interventions.

• Develops an understanding of responsibilities for participation in Performance Improvement activities and participates in such activities.

• Limits access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job, and shares such information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.