Job Type
Full-time
Description
About our Organization
Ammonoosuc Community Health Services was established in 1975 by Dr. Jennifer Lewis, a visionary who recognized the need for health care services in rural norther New Hampshire. Over the years since inception, ACHS found a permanent home in Littleton, NH (1994), expanded its reach by adding care delivery sites in Warren (1994), Whitefield (1998), Franconia (2002), and Woodsville (2007). We pride ourselves in being able to provide integrated care in both the Medical and Behavioral Health realms, allowing our patients to get all of their care under one roof.
Benefits
ACHS offers a wide variety of benefits to its employees. Here are just a few:
– 100% COMPANY PAID BENEFITS:
o Vision – COMPANY PAID FOR YOUR WHOLE FAMILY!
o Long-Term Disability – COMPANY PAID!
o 1x your annual salary in a basic Life Insurance Policy (up to $150k) – COMPANY PAID!
o Hospital Indemnity and Accident Insurance
– COMPANY PAID for employee
– Additional coverage for spouse and dependents available
– ICHRA Medical Plans via the marketplace
o With the Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement, you get a choice of over
20 different plans to choose from so you can tailor your medical plan to your individual or
family needs!
o Don’t need medical? If you are covered under a spouse’s plan, you get a $150/month
Opt-Out payment!
– Dental
– Short-Term Disability
– Critical Illness Insurance
– Cancer Insurance
– 403B retirement plan with company match
Paid Time Off
Start accruing PTO from day one! Accrual happens every pay period and you can earn up to 20 days in your first year to use for holidays (8 per year), personal, and sick time…with an increase in accrual rate after your first anniversary!
Other Benefits to Working at ACHS
– Experience a work-life balance with a Monday – Friday, day shift work week!
– Got chosen for Jury Duty? No worries! We will pay you for the whole day
– Bereavement Leave in the unfortunate event a loved one passes away
– Tuition Reimbursement to help you further your education for the role we hired you into
– Health and Wellness Reimbursement Program where we match 50% up to $100 ($50 back in your
pocket) for purchasing anything having to do with your physical or mental health and well-being!
– Referral Bonuses for convincing your friends this is an awesome place to work too!
Does all of this sound AMAZING to you?! Apply today to potentially join our staff and give back to the communities that you live in!
ABOUT THE POSITION:
The ACHS Medical Information Specialist is responsible for entering clinical and other data into the Electronic Health Record System (EHR) and creating/distributing scheduled reports from the system. The source for this data may be paper based, or from other electronic sources (Hospital data system, dictated notes, Emails, Etc). The document management tools, IndxLogic and Docutrak, are used to manage the workflow.
Requirements
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
- Enters alphabetic, numeric, or symbolic data from source documents into Electronic Health Record System via specific templates or flowsheets.
- Compares data entered with source documents, or re-enters data in verification format within the EHR to detect errors of transcription.
- Collects, compiles, sorts and verifies accuracy of data to appropriate charts, templates, or flowsheets. This may include the daily mail and data collection from various sources.
- Use the IndxLogic and Docutrak application to enter the data into appropriate observations terms, charts and templates.
- Utilize tools such as Email, Citrix, Cottage Hospital HMS or DHConnect along with other technology-based resources to gather and transfer data into the appropriate patient chart.
- May transcribe patient notes and letters dictated by clinical providers. Goal is to transcribe notes within 24 hours of dictation.
- Assist with clinical tracking by reviewing flow sheets to assure that correspondence has correct clinical notes.
- Proactively improve workflow to minimize duplicate records and other errors, with a focus on constant, incremental improvement.
- Supports other data entry staff by addressing issues or questions that may arise. This staff includes internal staff members and data entry clerks not directly affiliated with ACHS.
- Train other data entry staff as need warrants.
- Manual data entry to meet State and Federal requirements
- Follow HIPAA guidelines to process Release of Information requests
- May be required to maintain documentation and master book for reference and training purposes.
- Other duties, hours and ACHS site placement may be assigned.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
- Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
- Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
- Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
- Ability to communicate effectively with others using the written word.
- Ability to participate with a group to achieve a goal.
- Ability to make critical decisions to solve a problem or reach a goal while following company procedures.
- Ability to organize well and follow a systematic method of performing a task.
- Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
- Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
- Knowledge of and ability to use computer systems and programs.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
High School diploma and related experience
CERTIFICATES & LICENSES REQUIREMENTS
None
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, fax machines and filing cabinets.
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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk, hear and speak. The employee frequently is required to sit for periods of time, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and repetitive key board motion.