Area Lead Health Information Specialist

The role

The Area Lead Health Information Specialist processes medical record requests and manages patient health records. This person will lead staff, assist with training, and ensure compliance with HIPAA standards.

What you will do

• Receive and process requests for patient health information
• Maintain confidentiality and security with all privileged information
• Manage patient health records and ensure HIPAA compliance
• Prepare new patient charts from paper or electronic sources
• Create digital images of paperwork for electronic medical records
• Respond to inbound and outbound calls
• Assist with training, mentoring, and onboarding new employees
• Act in a lead role with staff regarding general questions
• Generate reports for manager or facility
• Participate in project teams and committees

Required qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 18 years of age or older
• Able to travel local/regionally 75% or more of the time
• Ability to commute between locations as needed
• 1 year Health Information related experience
• Basic computer proficiency
• Comfortable utilizing phones, fax machine, printers, and other general office equipment
• Professional verbal and written communication skills in the English language
• Detail and quality oriented
• Strong data entry skills
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks

Nice to have

• 2+year Health Information related experience
• Meets and/or exceeds Company’s Productivity Standards
• Previous production/metric-based work experience
• In-person customer service experience
• Ability to build relationships with on-site clients and customers
• Comfortable bringing new ideas, process improvement suggestions, and feedback to internal stakeholders

Benefits

• PTO
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401k Savings Plan
• tuition Assistance

Before you apply

• This job is not eligible for employment sponsorship
• Clients may require post-offer health screenings
• Clients may require proof and/or completion of various vaccinations such as the flu shot, Tdap, COVID-19, etc.

About the company

Datavant is the data collaboration platform trusted for healthcare. They provide critical data solutions for organizations across the healthcare ecosystem.