• Job Description

  Req#: R157466

  It's more than a career, it's a calling.

  MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

  Worker Type:

  Regular

  Job Highlights:

  Are you looking for an opportunity to make a positive impact on people's lives? Do you enjoy helping others in need? SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system.

  Joining SSM Health means becoming part of a team that is dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and making a difference in people's lives. Our employees are passionate about what they do, and their commitment to our mission is what sets us apart.

  The role of Health Information Documentation Representative I focuses on organizing PHI by document type. This position also works with creating orders and attaching results to orders. This position is a full-time, days position - hours are Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm.

  Job Summary:

  Responsible for requesting, receiving, preparing, digitizing and entering patient information into the electronic health record.

  Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

  PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Preps, scans and indexes documents into electronic health record under the appropriate document types utilizing tools provided.
  • Provides a detailed analysis of the scanned documents in the queue to ensure all information has been scanned appropriately, is clear and without inaccuracies, possesses the correct patient identification, and is scanned to the correct document type in line with our commitment to patient safety.
  • Perform quality assurance audits on scanned documents in order to ensure accuracy.
  • Performs priority scanning upon receipt utilizing appropriate Integrated Scanning method.
  • Analyzes personal health information (PHI) documents to determine if scanning is necessary and then selects the document type/scanning protocol to use.
  • Uploads and/or imports documents and enters information into the electronic health record.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

  
  EDUCATION

  • High school diploma or equivalent

  
  EXPERIENCE

  • One year experience

  PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
  • Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
  • Rare climbing.

  Department:

  8701490033 HB HIM

  Work Shift:

  Day Shift (United States of America)

  Scheduled Weekly Hours:

  40

  SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.

• About the company

  SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit United States health care system with 11,000 providers and nearly 39,000 employees in four states, including Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Missouri.

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