Health Information Specialist - 8501 Excelsior Drive (1876) (Healthcare)
Join the #1 hospital in Wisconsin! We are seeking a Health Information Specialist to: - Reviews documentation for required data elements and sorts documents according to established guidelines. - Assist in ordering, maintenance; check out, delivery and return of paper charts using Health Link, Versatile and Iron Mountain Connect. - Process internal/external telephonic and printed requests for electronic and paper medical records. Locate and arrange delivery of the medical record to the requester. Coordinate off site medical record retrieval as needed. - Independently organize and prioritize time to provide full medical record availability to customers and complete all related tasks. Education: Minimum - General Equivalency Diploma (GED) Preferred - High School Diploma Work Experience: Minimum - One (1) year of Health Care, Insurance or Administrative Support related experience required. Education in Health Information Management, Health Care Sciences or other four (4) year degree may be substituted for years of experience. Preferred - One (1) year experience in a clinical or Health Information Management Department of a large health care facility Licenses and Certifications: Minimum - Preferred - RHIT or RHIA preferred Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities: - Knowledge of indices and filing systems necessary to file, store, and retrieve information from paper and electronic record systems preferred (terminal digit filing preferred) - Ability to examine the record and verify patient identification - Ability to examine a document and determine its proper placement within the paper or electronic record Physical Requirements: Medium: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds. W ork Schedule: This is a full-time, 1.0, FTE position that is scheduled to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Hours may vary based upon the needs of the department. UW Health Administrative Facilities - UW Health has administrative locations throughout Madison and beyond where thousands of employees provide vital support to our clinical areas. These locations are home to departments such as Access Services, Compliance, Human Resources, Information Services, Patient Medical Records, Payroll and many others. Learn more about this opening UW Hospital and Clinics benefits UW Health values and embraces diversity and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.