HIS Specialist - Full Time

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Join our dedicated team at Monadnock Community Hospital nestled in the heart of the beautiful Monadnock Region in NH as a Health Information Specialist. In this role, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and monitoring all release of information functions for both our hospital and physician offices. Your responsibilities will include organizing and scanning documents into our Document Capture Workstation daily, ensuring timely and efficient record processing. Additionally, you will analyze records for completeness, contributing to our commitment to high-quality patient care. This is a great role for a detail-oriented individual. We offer competitive compensation and excellent benefits, including health insurance, retirement savings plan, lifestyle spending account, fitness reimbursement, tuition reimbursement and more within a supportive, community-minded environment that values work-life balance and professional growth. Take the next step in your career with us and make a meaningful impact in a community that cares.

Responsibilities:

Release of Information:

• Complete requests within 24-48 hours in compliance with NH state and federal laws.
• Ensure proper authorization for each request.
• Keep correspondence files updated.
• Re-bill quarterly.

Advance Directives

• Input advance directive information into the computer.
• Prepare advance directives for scanning.

Patient Records Management

• Receive and verify daily discharge records from all units.
• Ensure records are received within two days of discharge; report delays to Supervisor.
• Verify patient identification on each document.
• Organize documents in correct date sequence, ensuring 97% accuracy.
• Retrieve and scan records timely, achieving 98% accuracy.
• Maintain scanner setup for optimal image quality.
• Prepare documents for scanning by removing non-scannable items.
• Identify and flag pages needing rescanning.
• Place completed batches for indexing.
• Clean the scanner daily.

Document Indexing

• Index documents to the correct encounter and document type with 99% accuracy.
• Split, merge, insert, and append documents appropriately with 98-99% accuracy.
• Write indexed batches to the appropriate queue.
• Review work queues daily to ensure timely processing.
• Select and review records for missing elements and assign deficiencies accurately.
• Answer physician questions and monitor the reanalysis queue.

Safety and Equipment Maintenance

• Adhere to safety practices, report accidents/hazards, and maintain equipment as per hospital policies.

File Management

• File patient records daily using the terminal digit filing system.
• Log records accurately on the computerized tracking system before filing.

Communication

• Answer telephone calls promptly (within three rings) and respond to inquiries immediately.

Values:

• Uphold the values of MCH: Compassion, Collaboration, Honesty, and Respect.

And More:

• Other duties as assigned.

Additional Competencies and Skills:

*Candidates may acquire these skills through on-the-job training*

Working Hours:

This is a full time Monday-Friday onsite position.

Salary:

Competitive salary based on experience.

Monadnock Community Hospital is a nonprofit community hospital dedicated to providing accessible, high-quality, and compassionate healthcare services to our community members. With a commitment to improving the health and well-being of our patients, we prioritize excellence in care delivery while fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for our staff.

MCH offers a supportive and collaborative work environment. If you're a passionate and team-oriented individual seeking a rewarding career, we encourage you to apply!

About Our Benefits:

Amazing people deserve amazing benefits.

We strive to employ and retain the most highly qualified individuals by providing equitable wages and benefits, promoting from within, and supporting the continuing education efforts of our staff.

You will be valued and rewarded for the work you do here with excellent pay and outstanding benefits. At MCH, you’ll find great opportunities for career advancement as well as personal and professional growth.

Full-time employees enjoy:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Accident and Critical Illness insurance
• Identity theft insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Lifestyle spending account
• Free membership to local gym
• Generous paid time off plans
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Positive work environment with a supportive team and opportunities for growth
• Scholarship Opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement

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About Monadnock Community Hospital:

Reach new heights at Monadnock Community Hospital.

MCH is a critical access hospital in beautiful, historic Peterborough, New Hampshire.

For 100 years, we have provided outstanding care to our communities, earning a reputation for excellence that has made us one of New Hampshire’s most successful and beloved small hospitals.

Join a culture of Compassion, Collaboration, Honesty, and Respect!

Our employees are the heart and soul of Monadnock Community Hospital.

In every department and at every level, MCH employees go above and beyond to deliver an exceptional patient experience in an atmosphere that is healthy, friendly, respectful, and personally fulfilling.

About the Monadnock Region:

A great place to live, work, and play.

One of the best things about working at Monadnock Community Hospital is that you get to live in a community that offers an amazing quality of life.

The state of New Hampshire consistently ranks in the Top Ten of all American states for its overall quality of life. Towns are small and friendly here, crime is low, schools are good, and the air and water are clean.

Balance meaningful work with a great life.

Here in the Monadnock Region, you can enjoy a standard of living that is hard to match anywhere. Let’s start with our mountain for which we are named.

Around the 3,165 foot Mount Monadnock with 100-mile views are forests, woods, lakes, and protected rivers providing abundant opportunities for hiking, biking, kayaking, fishing, cross-country skiing – you name it!

And if you’re into the arts, the region also offers a lively arts scene, with galleries, theatres, and concert venues.

• New England community spirit
• Family-friendly
• Arts and culture
• All-season outdoor recreation
• Just 1.5 hours to Boston

Are you ready for a great job in a great place?

Are you ready for a career the supports your aspirations?

Are you ready to work in the best place you've ever lived?

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Our small hospital is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity employment. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.