Document Control Specialist

Job Opportunity At SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis

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Worker Type: Regular

Job Summary: Responsible for requesting, receiving, preparing, digitizing and entering patient information into the electronic health record.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preps, scans and indexes documents into electronic health record under the appropriate document types utilizing tools provided.
• Provides a detailed analysis of the scanned documents in the queue to ensure all information has been scanned appropriately, is clear and without inaccuracies, possesses the correct patient identification, and is scanned to the correct document type in line with our commitment to patient safety.
• Perform quality assurance audits on scanned documents in order to ensure accuracy.
• Performs priority scanning upon receipt utilizing appropriate Integrated Scanning method.
• Analyzes personal health information (PHI) documents to determine if scanning is necessary and then selects the document type/scanning protocol to use.
• Uploads and/or imports documents and enters information into the electronic health record.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• One year experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• None

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type: Employee

Department: View phone number on click.appcast.io HB HIM MO and SOILL

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.