What are the responsibilities and job description for the Document Imaging Spec. position at BJC HealthCare?
Progress West Hospital is seeking a Document Imaging Specialist.
They wull also be going quality control of docs to ensure theyre in the correct chart.
Hours
Overview
BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.
BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.
BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
The Health Information Management (HIM) Document Imaging Specialist ensures the accurate and timely collection of clinical documentation that is generated during patient care and treatment. Using artificial intelligence, the patient records are uploaded into our legal record of care repository. The record transfer process requires collaboration with our clinical staff, providers, and HIM staff. Key factors of success of the record completion are to decrease errors, improve efficiency and safety by expediting the documents to support continuum of care. Skills need for HIM staff are excellent communication, collaboration with clinical staff, critical thinking process for navigating the document cross walks to ensure accurate document types and descriptions are identified.
Responsibilities
- Maintains and completes timely collection of patient documents by assigned areas of patient care concurrently and post discharge and adheres to infection control protocols in public and patient care areas.
- Collaborates with nursing personnel on chart maintenance with use of a decision-making matrix to identify forms to remain on the patient care unit.
- Documents will be prepped to ensure no staples or paper clips are attached, any loose documents that need to be secured and repair of any torn documents, scanned and indexed into the artificial intelligence (AI application) and then moved to the record of care repository.
- Analyzes and resolves indexing issues moved to an exception queue that will be addressed and re-entered into the AI application.
- Investigates and resolves medical record exceptions; ensures quality, completeness and accuracy of the electronic medical record and ensures timely medical record completion in support of compliant coding/billing practices.
Minimum Requirements
Education
- High School Diploma or GED
Experience
- <2 years
Preferred Requirements
Education
- Associate or Trade School Equi
Experience
- 2-5 years
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits
- Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
