Assistant Medical Records Tech - Health Information - FT Days

Overview :

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among Americas Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange Countys only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal / neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

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Responsibilities : Position Summary :

Incumbent ensures scanned images meet quality control standards before releasing records in the electronic medical record system. Assures documentation is properly indexed according to document management system guidelines, and is properly linked to patient and episode.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications :

• Prior experience working in an acute care hospital medical record department
• Must work in accordance with HIPAA
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must maintain work product accuracy standards of 95% or better
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Good keyboard skills with ability to accurately transfer information from eye to keyboard without transposing information
• Good eye-hand coordination to be able to page through stacks of paper and quickly observe misfiles
• Good communication skills to articulate performance improvement opportunities and work with others to improve quality outcomes
• Good attention to detail to be able to accurately review scanned images for quality control criteria
• Experience with a computerized medical record application
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Computer operating skills to include login and logoff, opening, closing, saving and copying files and printing documents
• Ability to perform multiple tasks at the same time without impacting productivity and accuracy
• Ability to perform job functions and make task-related decisions without direct supervision
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to learn to calibrate and maintain scanning equipment and to troubleshoot equipment problems at a second tier level
• Ability to independently problem solve and apply sound reasoning to new and / or non-routine situations
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications :

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment :

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment :

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

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Closing Statement :

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@ or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8 : 30 a.m. - 5 : 00 p.m.