Healthcare Information Clerk

YAKIMA NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH SERVICES

Yakima, WA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$18–$20.70 Per Hour
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Behavioral Health, Community and Social Services, Dentistry, Disability Insurance, Documentation, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Healthcare, Healthcare Administration, High School Diploma, Homeless Services, Internal Medicine, Mail Processing, Medical Ethics, Medical Organizations, Medical Records, Nonprofit, Patient Confidentiality, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Primary Care, Quality of Life, Regulatory Requirements, Social Work, Telephone Skills, Women's Health
LOCATION
Yakima, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Healthcare Information Clerk

Yakima, WA

Who We Are:

Established in 1975, Non-Profit Yakima Neighborhood Health Services serves patients in the areas of Behavioral Health, Family Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Women's Health, Primary Care, Pediatrics, Vision Care and Pharmacy. Our mission is to improve the quality of life and equity in our communities by providing accessible and integrated health and social services, ending homelessness and offering unique learning opportunities for students of health professions.

Why Work at Yakima Neighborhood Health Services?

YNHS offers great compensation for this position, with a starting wage of $18-20.70 an hour, along with high value benefits of employer provided medical, dental, vision, life, disability and retirement insurances. To support our team, we also provide ten paid holidays, flexible amounts of paid leave and/or cash-out options, and retention bonuses to reward commitment to our mission.

Our Ideal Candidate: We are looking for a team member that is committed to providing the best assistance to our doctors, staff, patients, and clients while thriving in an administrative fast-paced setting. Some technical requirements for this position are:

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Previous administrative/office experience required; healthcare administrative experience is a plus.
  • Ability to successfully pass a background check in relation to the position applied for.

Day to Day:

  • Answering incoming calls.
  • Participate in medical records organization, retrieval and retention.
  • Respond to staff requests for charts.
  • Process correspondence.
  • Ensure appropriate reviews are completed before releasing or filing health care information.
  • Monitor charts for completeness and required documentation.
  • Data entry of patient information.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality and HIPAA guidelines.
  • Perform Health Care Information activities consistent with medical, ethical, and legal requirements.

About the Company

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YAKIMA NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH SERVICES

Yakima Neighborhood Health Services is a mission-driven organization.  We are proud of our mission, are true to it and will continue to be true to it in the years to come.  Staff at YNHS share in the goal to help the most underserved and most vulnerable in the Yakima Valley and to help students of health care professions.  It is what we do and who we are.

The Mission of Yakima Neighborhood Health Services is:

To provide affordable, accessible, quality health care,

promote learning opportunities for students of health professions

and end homelessness and improve quality of life in our communities

As part of our mission, our Board of Directors have adopted a statement of Organization Values.  They are:

Committment              Professionalism                 Quality/Excellence          Compassion

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1975
WEBSITE
http://www.ynhs.org