Health Information Specialist/Admin Coordinator - Las Vegas, NV - Full-time / Part-time

At OptumHealth, you will perform within an innovative culture that is focused on transformational change in the health care system.  You will leverage your skills across a diverse and multi-faceted business.  And you will make contributions that will have an impact that is greater than you have ever imagined.

Southwest Medical Associates (SMA) is a multi-specialty group of physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, consisting of over 200 providers, fourteen clinical locations including nine health care centers, five urgent care clinical and an outpatient surgery center. SMA offers patients compassion, innovation, and quality care throughout southern Nevada. SMA is headquartered in the greater Las Vegas, NV area. 

As a part of our continued growth, we are searching for new Health Information Specialist/Associate Clinical Administrator Coordinator to join our team...

The Associate Clinical Administrator Coordinator will be responsible for scrolling, scanning, indexing all documents in the appropriate folder and patient's chart.  Answering phones and helping customers.  Helping patients fill out their release forms to obtain their medical records.  Picking up records from different areas of the clinic.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensure that paperwork is properly scanned and indexed into the Electronic Medical Record
  
• Participate in quality assurance audits and other initiatives as directed by management
  
• Audit medical record charts for approximately 500 clinical forms that get scanned into the Electronic Medical Record
  
• Respond to patient inquiries related to Release of Information; assist patients with questions about their medical records
  
• Assist Supervisor with QA charts for subpoenas and affidavits as needed 

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
  
• 1+ years' experience in medical records with knowledge of electronic medical records
  
• Good customer service both face to face and over the phone
  
• Fast pace office and needs to be a self-starter and able to work alone when needed
  
• Knowledge of organization policies and procedures, computer applications, including strong Microsoft Word and Excel
  
• Ability to meet all health requirements prior to employment and periodically thereafter, as required by company policy, state regulations and physically able to perform assigned job duties

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

 Job Keywords: Coordinator, Health Information Management, Medical Records, SMA, Southwest Medical Associates, healthcare, HIM, Las Vegas, Nevada, NV, Clinical Operations