Health Information Specialist

·         Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management. Will accept current enrollment in Health Information Management or Associate’s Degree in Health Information Management and 2 years experience in health information

·         Current RHIT or RHIA certification or eligibility.

·   Responsible for assisting in the coordination and indexing of outside records received via Trace and email.

·  Ensures that all requests are sent to the appropriate in-box of Trace and creates a referral shell in EPIC for all new requests.

·  Ensure that scheduled appointments have outside records sent to Medical Records to be scanned to the Electronic Patient Folder (EPF) and available to providers prior to the scheduled appointment.

·  Monitor and forward health information requests to appropriate areas within the institution.

·  Updates the correspondence log for all requests on a daily basis. Provides daily statistics to supervisor.

·  Periodically assigned special projects and related duties and may be required to assist in other areas of the department as determined by the manager.

Stand: Frequently

Sit: Frequently

Walk: Occasionally

Bend, crawl, crouch, kneel, stoop or reach overhead: Frequently

Lift and carry weight: 25 lbs

Push and pull weight: 25 lbs

Use hands to touch, handle or feel: Frequently

Talk: Continuously

Hear: Continuously

Taste or smell: Occasionally

Read, concentrate, think analytically: Continuously

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity.  The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. 

·         High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of experience in health information.

·         Must be an expert in state and federal laws, HIPAA regulations, and UAMS release of information policies and procedures to ensure that patient health information is protected. 

Please contact askrecruitment@uams.edu for any recruiting related questions.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS  

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.