HIM Specialist

At Dignity Health, living our values means bringing passion into action every day. Dignity Health-Yavapai Regional Medical Center (DH-YRMC), now part of CommonSpirit Health, is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that offers a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services including network-wide opportunities to advance your career.

What started as a simple community hospital, is today a state-of-the-art healthcare system with two acute care hospitals, a network of primary and specialty care clinics, outpatient health and wellness centers, cardiac diagnostic centers, and outpatient medical imaging centers.

 As you build your career at DH-YRMC, you’ll find Prescott is an inspiring place to live, work, and enjoy the outdoors.

•         It is an inviting community with bygone charm and modern amenities.
•         Local residents enjoy four spectacular seasons, while the area offers nearly year-round sunshine for any outdoor adventures.
•         The carefree, relaxed lifestyle offers short commute opportunities, so you can focus on your career and your family.

Dignity Health-Yavapai Regional Medical Center extends this feeling with a strong sense of family, security, and belonging. Our compassion and commitment to quality care have earned awards, such as the Stroke Care Excellence Award (2022), Neuroscience Excellence Award (2021, 2020), and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Awards (2020, 2021) and have placed us at the top of the charts in community and nationwide in healthcare. Come experience the incredible quality-of-life that Dignity Health-YRMC and Prescott have to offer! #hellohumankindness

* Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000. Join our team at Dignity Health to take advantage of this amazing opportunity!

As our HIM Specialist, you will manage patient health information and medical records, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and integrity for patient care.

Every day you will retrieve, file, and organize patient records (physical/electronic), ensuring completeness and confidentiality. You'll process information requests, verify identities, assist providers with access, and conduct quality checks on scanned documents. Responsibilities include updating demographics, handling correspondence, and responding to inquiries per privacy regulations.

To be successful, you will demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in HIM systems/office software. Excellent communication and customer service, coupled with a deep understanding of HIPAA and HIM principles, are essential.

• Performs birth registration functions, collects and processes data necessary to meet the state requirements for registering newborns, stillbirths, paternity assignment, as defined by procedures.
• Responsible for answering the phones and assisting customer in support of the HIM customer service efforts. Utilizes proper telephone etiquette to project a positive image by being clearly spoken, grammatically correct, cordial in tone and conveying a helpful and polite attitude.
• Reviews each encounter for completeness and for incomplete or missing documentation and signatures. Identifies the responsible practitioner/physician and links the deficiencies to the appropriate physician/practitioner.
• Responds to formal requests for medical records from third parties, maintaining compliant actions and logging appropriately.
• Reviews pended dictations for actions, completion and use in the EMR.
• Reviews and responds to medical record document messages from providers and staff for corrections.

Required

• High School Graduate or GED
• 1-3 years of experience working with medical records
• 1-3 years of medical office experience

Preferred

• 1-3 years One year of experience working with medical records in an acute care HealthInformation Management (HIM) environment
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR)experience
• Other Completion of a HIM equivalent study course
• Cerner Experience