Non-Clinical - Health and Information Management/Health Information Specialist I

Join Our Team

Join our dedicated team at Sacramento Home Health and experience the vibrant culture and beautiful scenery of Sacramento, CA. We are seeking a motivated individual to support our health information management efforts.

Location

Onsite | Sacramento Home Health, 2710 Gateway Oaks Drive Suite 320, Sacramento, CA 95833

Schedule

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm | 3 months | No patient care

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Requirements

• HS Diploma or equivalent education/experience
• Experience with health information management, chart completion, or medical records workflows
• Experience with electronic health record systems, including EPIC or legacy medical record systems
• Knowledge of medical terminology, chart analysis, medical record tracking, and abstracting
• Proficiency in Windows and Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to manage detailed confidential information and follow patient confidentiality standards
• Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and medical record documentation
• Verbal communication and telephone skills for provider and department coordination

Preferred Requirements

• Experience pulling, filing, sorting, and routing high volumes of patient records and documents
• Experience identifying and reporting duplicate patient health records or registration errors
• Experience working with physicians on incomplete or delinquent records
• Knowledge of release of information guidelines
• Ability to build working relationships with physicians, clinical departments, coworkers, and healthcare professionals

Summary / Duties

Support Sacramento Home Health by maintaining electronic health records. Ensure records are complete, accurate, filed timely, and retrievable. Analyze charts for deficiencies, notify providers of incomplete records, retrieve records for completion, update chart control systems, file and sort reports, route documents, and assist with record requests. May merge duplicate records, report registration errors, maintain suspension logs, and support reception duties. Requires attention to detail, confidentiality, communication, and familiarity with medical record documentation and health information workflows.