HIM Specialist I

Position Summary

Full-time HIM Specialist I role supporting day-to-day Health Information Management operations across multiple hospitals and functional areas, including data integrity, document imaging, birth registry, deficiencies, and release of information.

The position is fully onsite at Bayfront Hospital and works Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with weekends and holidays as needed.

Key responsibilities include processing and routing documents and images, indexing and scanning records, performing basic patient and encounter validation, updating demographic and chart information, and handling straightforward requests while protecting PHI and maintaining compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, and organizational policies.

Core responsibilities

• Maintain data integrity in the Master Patient Index and help identify duplicate or overlay records.
• Prep, scan/import, and index patient documents with quality checks.
• Support birth registry functions, including data entry and form completion.
• Perform medical record analysis and manage deficiency workflows.
• Process release of information requests, correspondence, logging, tracking, and record fulfillment.
• Provide customer service to physicians, patients, and other requestors.
• Maintain productivity, quality, confidentiality, and compliance standards.