Description

About Long Island Select Healthcare, Inc. Long Island Select Healthcare Inc. (LISH) is a comprehensive network of community health centers. We are a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides Article 16 and 28 clinic services at 8 locations across Suffolk County, New York. We are a multi-specialty healthcare provider caring for our community through Primary and Specialty Medical Care, Dental, Behavioral Health, Audiology, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Language Pathology. We currently provide care to over 7,000 patients and have an annual operating revenue of $22m. LISH is a Forward-Thinking, Community-Oriented Organization! NYS Patient-Centered Medical Home Chronic Care Management Program Telemedicine & Virtual Care Services Program (https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/long_island_awardees.pdf) Integrated Primary & Behavioral Healthcare I. Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Monitor process and procedures to ensure that HIM policies and practices comply with company, state regulations, and all other applicable standards.

• Ensure that we optimize the patient’s experience with HIM services.

• Maintains approved levels of security and confidentiality of records/data.

• Evaluates the required documentation for compliance with 340B program requirements.

• Perform chart reviews for compliance and retrospectively analyze and detect system, clinical and process failures.

• Hires, trains, and supervises HIM Staff.

• Files and retrieves records according to company standards.

• Ensure delivery of departmental operating goals.

• Implement process to track completion of medical records.

• Appropriately and accurately retrieve records for patient care, quality review, and audits in a timely

• Observe confidentiality and safeguard all patient related

• Oversee and process the request for the release of medical information to insurance companies, lawyers, state, and federal agencies as needed.

• Verify authorizations in accordance with clinic policy and procedures, as well as state and federal

• Maintain a good working relationship within the department, other departments and at different sites.

• Provide excellent customer

• Other duties as assigned.

  II. Supervisory Responsibilities

HIM Clerk

III. Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

IV. Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree in related field

At least 5 years of experience in HIM operations that involved progressive responsibility and supervision.

Current credentials as an RHIT or RHIA

Detailed knowledge of HIM processes and their bearing on the revenue cycle.

Outstanding communication, analytical, project management, decision-making, presentation, computer, and leadership skills

Strong business acumen and independent direction

Capacity to engage and motivate staff and various stakeholders.

Proven ability to deliver advanced customer service.

V. Necessary Skills & Abilities

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Excel, Word), as well as Practice Management and Electronic Medical Record software – (eClinicalWorks a plus).

VI. Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

VII. Travel

There are no travel requirements expected for this job.

VIII. Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.