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Sr HIM Associate
The Sr HIM Associate at MD Anderson Cancer Center in the Texas Medical Center assists with coordinating and monitoring the daily team activities and provides direct support to the operations manager. They will have a direct impact on the electronic and manual processing of health information throughout MD Anderson Cancer Center.
MD Anderson offers our employees:
- Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week
- Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage
- Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals
- Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave and other paid leave programs
- Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service
- Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans
- Employer paid life, AD&D and an illness-related reduced salary pay program
- Health Savings Account and Dependent Care Reimbursement flexible spending accounts
- Fertility benefits
- State of Texas longevity pay
- Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups
The Health Information Management (HIM) Department serves a multitude of internal and external clients which include clinical and research faculty, patients and their families, staff employees, students, regulatory and accreditation agencies, third party payers and other patient representatives such as attorneys. Our team focuses on securing and maintaining health information and the management of health care information resources. Accurate, complete, secure patient information is essential to the delivery of safe, effective and reimbursable health care. We ensure that patient information meets regulatory compliance and accreditation standards.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is ranked the nation’s top hospital for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals.” MD Anderson’s mission is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation and the world through exceptional programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention. Our mission also includes education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.
Essential Job Functions:
Identifies team members and resources to ensure efficient processing of manual and electronic health information. Prepares daily work assignments for assigned team. Ensures productivity reports are received and summarized for management. Monitors and evaluates the quality of scanned images. Organizes team meetings and functions. Provides orientation and on-the-job training for new employees in accordance to the HIM orientation program.
EDUCATION:
Required: Associate's degree.
Preferred: Associate's degree in Health Information Technology or Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management would be a plus.
EXPERIENCE:
Required: At least three years of health information management, office or health care experience. May substitute required education degree with additional years of equivalent experience on a one to one basis.
Preferred: At least three years of experience in HIM. Experience with medical records document management processes, including prep, scan, index, and QA.
OTHER: Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
