• Registrar - Vital Statistics

    Community Health Systems (Birmingham, AL)


    Job Summary

    The HIM Analyst is responsible for data collection and data quality in the reporting of births, deaths, and fetal deaths. The registrar is responsible for securing paternity affidavits and communicating directly with new parents, physicians, vital statistics, funeral homes and health departments. The registrar is also responsible for the accounting of disclosures of the above data.

    Essential Functions

    + Answers telephones, takes information requests and supplies routine factual information concerning medical records to doctors, other staff members and outside health care facilities as necessary.

    + Follows department policies and procedures to contribute to efficiency of HIM department.

    + Completes birth certificates and death certificates in accordance with Vital Record accurately and timely.

    + Performs other job duties as assigned by the Manager.

    Qualifications

    + High School graduate or equivalent with basic college courses. Associate Degree (Preferred)

    + RHIT Certification (Preferred)

    + 1-2 years of experience in an acute care facility.

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

    + Good communication and customer service skills.

    + Ability to abstract data and to perform data entry tasks. Must be proficient in Word and Excel.

    + Knowledge of medical terminology (Preferred).

    + Basic computer knowledge/skills (Required).

    + Previous experience within an electronic medical record (Required).

    + Performs other job duties as assigned.

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.