HIM Technician

HIM Technician

Part Time Opportunity - 16 hrs per week

Brynn Marr Hospital is committed to providing the highest standard of psychiatric care to adults, adolescents, and children. Since 1983, our behavioral health therapists in Jacksonville, NC, have equipped patients with the skills they need to live happier, healthier, and more productive lives. We offer evidence-based treatment programs that address a number of issues, including grief, trauma, psychiatric disorders, and substance abuse problems.

Brynn Marr Hospital offers comprehensive benefits for Full Time employees, such as:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries

If you would like to learn more about the HIM Technician position before applying, please contact Michael James, HR Recruiter at michael.james@uhsinc.com and by phone at (252) 917-1934.

Under the general supervision of the Medical Records Director, assists in the maintenance of adequate health information systems in compliance with all applicable laws, standards and policies.  These systems include forms control, chart audits, record security, release of information, transcription and filing.  The technician ensures all medical records and related documents are easily located, appropriately filed, assembled and maintained, delivered in a timely manner and analyzed.  The Health Information Management Technician assists in maintaining accurate patient database, answers the departmental telephone and assists internal and external callers as required.  The Technician demonstrates the consistent ability to maintain confidentiality and utilize the “minimum necessary” rule. Cross trains as court liaison as back-up contact person.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Handles and maintains strict confidentiality in compliance with facility policies and procedures, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and State-specific confidentiality requirements.
• Performs release of information procedures and responds to all subpoenas and court orders in accordance with State and Federal Laws and within established timelines according to policy.
• Ensures appropriate electronic and/or hard-copy storage of medical records.
• Sorts, maintains and files dictation into charts in a timely manner following established medical record organization.
• Retrieves medical records for authorized staff when requested.
• Files records in numeric and/or alphabetical sequence and ensures the maintenance of the medical records file room.
• Ensures all discharged records are retrieved from units on a daily basis.
• Assembles medical records according to policy.
• Analyzes medical records for physician deficiencies and communicates record deficiencies to Medical Director.
• Ensures all records meet Joint Commission and other external agency standards.
• Files loose sheets, correspondence and others documents, as required, in the medical record.
• Enters data into computer system.
• Answers telephone calls pertaining to medical records.
• Boxes medical records and sends to storage vendor. Retrieves medical records from storage vendor, when needed.
• Participates in maintaining departmental continuous quality improvement.
• Serves as court liaison back-up.

 ADDITIONAL JOB DUTIES

• Assists with the court process, as needed.

• Other duties as assigned by management.

 COMPETENCIES

• Detail orientated with a high degree of accuracy.
• Effective oral and written communication skills required.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Computer skills necessary to complete job functions.
• Ability to display a caring and helpful attitude when interacting with internal and external contacts.
• Knowledge of HIPAA rules and regulations related to the position.
• Strives to build cooperative partnerships by treating each person, both inside and outside of the organization, as a customer.
• Models Service Excellence standards.

Who we are:  

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice At UHS and all subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates with matching skillset and experience with the best possible career at UHS and our subsidiaries.  We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail etc. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449

Education:

Minimum of a high school diploma.  Graduate of an accredited college program with a Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Record Information or related area preferred.

Experience:

One (1) year experience in Medical Records/Health Information Management preferred.

License / Certification:

RHIA/RHIT preferred.

Physical requirements:

Light Work – Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.  Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work.  Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job is rated light work when it requires: (1) walking or standing to a significant degree; (2) sitting most of the time while pushing or pulling arm or leg controls; or (3) working at a production rate pace while constantly pushing or pulling materials even though the weight of the materials is negligible. 

Grasping; Speaking; Hearing; Computer use; Visual acuity (color, depth perception, field of vision); Sitting; Standing; Walking; Pushing; Pulling; Stooping; Reaching; Twisting; Crouching;