EMR Associate

OverviewDignity Health Medical Foundation established in 1993 is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation with care centers throughout California. Dignity Health Medical Foundation is an affiliate of Dignity Health - one of the largest health systems in the nation - with hospitals and care centers in California Arizona and Nevada. Today Dignity Health Medical Foundation works hand-in-hand with physicians and providers throughout California to provide comprehensive health care services to the many communities we serve. As Dignity Health Medical Foundation continues to grow and establish new premier care centers we provide increasing support and investment in the latest technologies finest physicians and state-of-the-art medical facilities. We strive to create purposeful work settings where staff can provide great care while advancing in knowledge and experience through challenging work assignments and stimulating relationships. Our staff is well-trained and highly skilled qualities that are vital to maintaining excellence in care and service. Dignity Health Medical Group – Sequoia a service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation is committed to serving the continuing health care needs of the Bay Area on the peninsula and beyond. With a growing list of primary and specialty care clinics along with our Dignity Health/GoHealth Urgent Care Centers local affiliated Dignity Health hospital (Sequoia Hospital) and other City of San Francisco locations (via Dignity Health Medical Group – Saint Francis/St. Mary’s and Saint Francis Memorial Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center) we offer an integrated care delivery system that provides primary care for family medicine and internal medicine surgical services that include general vascular gynecological cardiothoracic and orthopedics and a growing list of neurologist cardiologists endocrinologists infectious disease and sports medicine specialists.ResponsibilitiesThe Health Information Associate collects, maintains, and makes available to authorized users timely, accurate, and complete patient health information. The Health Information Associate also prioritizes, locates, pulls, assembles, electronically tracks, and sees to the appropriate transport of records requested by other departments in accordance with established clinic operations while adhering to standards of privacy and security of PHI. Other duties include medical record processing such as chart pick-up, chart assembly and analysis, loose reports filing, patient record identification and labeling, and purging and archiving.QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:

An equivalent amount of experience in another industry/environment.

High School diploma or equivalent.

Excellent interpersonal, organizational and customer service skills are essential. Attention to detail is critical in this fast-paced, high-volume, multi-facility physician practice. Keyboarding skills and the ability to utilize computer equipment and software are required as is experience with other types of standard office equipment. Medical terminology preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

Six (6) month's experience in a healthcare facility as a Health Information Clerk preferred.

Familiarity with an electronic practice management system is preferred.

Pay Range$19.84 - $27.28 /hourWe are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.