HIS Specialist
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Duration: 2- 3 months contract with a possibility of extensionWork Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm3 must haves:Preferred 1-2 years working in the HIS/Medical Records field or (1) year successful completion of an internship program with clientHigh School Diploma or GED equivalentCERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Medical Terminology Certificate and must be bilingual (English/Spanish) requiredJob Summary:The HIS Specialist will uphold the integrity of the department by following the established policies and procedures, standards, and departmental goals and objectives. Ability to perform all functions, including but not limited to sorting, scanning, uploading documents, closing the loop on the referral, updating Care Guideline dates in the patient's Electronic Health Record (EHR), maintenance, processing release of medical information requests, and customer service. This position requires working days, evenings, and/or weekends, and covering any of the health facilities according to the departmental operation needs.Essential Functions of the Job:Responsible for sorting lab reports, correspondence, referrals,consultations, hospital reports, etc., in accordance with establishedpolicies and procedures.Responsible for performing patient inquiries/look-ups in the computerfor a medical record number for any lab reports, correspondence,consultations, referrals, and other documents received that do nothave a medical record number assignment.Responsible for scanning in and filing all incoming reports (i.e.,hospital reports, correspondence, consultations, referrals, labs, Xrays, etc.) into the EHR, and documents that are not signed by theProviders will then be sent to the Provider's PAQ for signature inaccordance with established policy and procedure.Responsible for processing any patient and/or personal legalrepresentative written informed Consent Authorization forms forobtaining their medical records from another outside facility timely tothat other facility for continuity of care.Closes and completes the Order in EHR for the Specialist'sConsultation reports in the Referral Order Management module andupdates the Preventive Care guidelines Date in the patient's EHRaccount.Performs timely requests to the Specialist Provider's offices to obtainthe completed Consultation reports.Coordinates the preparation and processing of forms, authorizationsand written documentation including Subpoena Logs, as required bythe HIS Department, Federal and State regulations and as applicableby law.Monitors and Follows-up with any patient, Provider, and attorney,insurance company, quality audit requester, Specialist, hospital, etc.,in obtaining and/or releasing any requested medical recordinformation.