Job Summary

This is an excellent entry-level opportunity to gain experience and grow in Health Information Management and the Geisinger system.Performs duties to support the goals and objective of the hospital in its efforts to provide quality patient care and patient satisfaction.

Job Duties

• Answers department telephone and routes calls correctly, depending on location.
• Prepares medical records for scanning and scans into appropriate database.
• Performs Quality Control on scanned records.
• Performs Indexing and Validation of scanned documents to ensure documentation is scanned to the correct document name.
• Verifies all scanned records are viewable in the proper encounter within electronic health records.
• Updates chart tracking system for non-electronic historical medical records being signed out of the department.
• Retrieves/refiles paper records and microfilm upon request, if stored on site.
• Maintains historical paper records.
• Preps and scans historical paper records.
• Collects paper portion of medical record.
• Prepares department related DIMS cover sheets for patient level scanning pertinent to inpatient encounters and sends paper medical record documents to Corporate Imaging for processing.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Constant standing, walking, pushing, bending and lifting up to 25 pounds are involved in job duties. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

Day shift Monday - Friday

Monthly Saturday rotation

Travel required between Northeast campuses

Weekly alternating locations:

One week Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center & Geisinger South Wilkes Barre

One week Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Preferred)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Valid Driver's License - Default Issuing Body

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.