General Description:
The HIM Document Imaging Technician II is responsible for efficiently and accurately prepping and/or indexing and quality checking documents from single or multiple hospitals into the Horizon Patient Folder (HPF) document imaging system.
Essential Responsibilities:
Prepping duties include:
Meets with the HSC courier to receive and account for all totes/containers delivered.
Unpacks all totes/containers; sorts and measures medical records according to established procedures.
Prepares medical record documents prior to scanning according to policies and procedures which includes, but is not limited to:
Remove staples.
Repair tears.
Remove duplicate copies.
Identify electronically fed documents with no handwriting on them.
Placing like forms in reverse chronological order.
Ensure patient identifiers are present on all pages, including front and back.
Ensure all documents belong to the same patient/account.
Indexing duties include:
Indexes each medical record document in the HPF system which includes, but is not limited to:
Verifies images are correct and legible.
Ensures that each scanned document is associated to the appropriate patient.
Ensures that each scanned document is associated to the appropriate patient account.
Ensures that each scanned document is associated to the appropriate document type.
Performs a paper document to PC screen validation to ensure that all documents associated with each record have been scanned.
Scans documents according to policies and procedures on an “as-needed” basis, as directed by departmental processes, the HIM Document Imaging Manager, or their designee.
Assists with the boxing of scanned documents according to established procedures.
Participates at regular intervals in quality audits as designated by HIM Document Imaging Leadership.
Communicates issues and any process barriers to leadership appropriately.
General Responsibilities:
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
Experience: 3-5 years of experience required. 1 or more years of experience in an office environment and/or healthcare experience preferred.
Licensure/Certifications/Registrations Required: None required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Proficient with the use of Microsoft Office tools
Strong attention to detail