Health Information Support Specialist Job at Palmetto Primary Care Physicians

Palmetto Primary Care Physicians Charleston, SC 29406

About Affinity Healthcare Solutions

Affinity Healthcare Solutions, we care about physicians and their patients. We offer healthcare management service organization assistance including operations support, financial sustainability consulting, and clinical integration assistance, among other services to help physicians keep a pulse on their business, remain profitable, and ultimately stay independent.

Affinity Healthcare Solutions began as an independent physicians’ group, Palmetto Primary Care Physicians (PPCP), in 1996. More than 22 years later, we are proud to report that PPCP has grown to the largest independent multi-specialty group practice in South Carolina, with over 90 providers across 32 offices, and over 480 total staff members. Affinity Healthcare Solutions has the experience and skills necessary to understand and prioritize our customers’ needs and guide them through the process of expanding their businesses -- because we’ve also been physicians, managing and growing practices on our own. From contract negotiations to HR disputes, we’ve been on the front lines defending the interests of our physicians. We will stand with you as a physician MSO partner who has been there, done that, and understands what you’re facing.

To learn more about Affinity, visit https://www.affinityhealthcaresolutions.com/

  • Offer 401K with generous company match
  • Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
  • Short Term and Long-Term Disability Offered

Job Summary:

Supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values by exhibiting compassion, integrity, accountability and excellence. Serves as a key member of the interdisciplinary patient care team, collaborating with providers, colleagues, patients, and family members to promote a patient-driven model of care that ensures the delivery of quality and cost-effective healthcare services.

The Health Information Support Specialist, under the direction of the Support Services Supervisor assists with organizing and managing patients’ health information and communicates with the physicians and other healthcare professionals to assure all necessary components of the electronic medical record are current and comprehensive.

Job Functions:

  • Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.
  • Process all clinical documents received for imaging to EMR.
  • Protect the security of medical records to ensure confidentiality is maintained.
  • Perform quality analysis on the images to ensure readability, correct indexing, proper orientation and accessibility.
  • Review all documents prior to scanning into EMR to avoid entry of duplicate images into patient record.
  • Assist providers and nurses with locating necessary clinical information from outside healthcare institutions.
  • Plan, develop, maintain, or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
  • Process patient admission, discharge and Emergency Department presentation documents.
  • Demonstrates a professional and courteous manner when communicating with others with the ability to clearly and accurately state the agreed upon resolution.
  • Follows all policies and procedures of PPCP.
  • Maintains a HIPAA compliant environment at all times.
  • Completes all required PPCP education initiatives and yearly compliance training.
  • Consistently demonstrate ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as reprioritizing work as necessary. Minimize non-productive time and fill slow periods with activities that will enable you to prepare to meet the future needs of the System (education, organizing, housekeeping, and assisting others). Organize job functions and work area to be able to effectively complete varied assignments within established time frames.
  • Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications:

  • One year inpatient or outpatient HIM department experience, or clinical physician front office experience required.
  • Must be proficient in medical terminology and excellent PC skills including EHR and Excel software.
  • Prioritization
  • Flexibility
  • Time management
  • Organization
  • Attention to detail
  • Professionalism
  • Quality focus

Educational/ Experience Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Medical assistant, HIM Associates Degree or other healthcare degree preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Education: High School Diploma or GED

EOE

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location




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