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Updated 11/5/09

We will post job openings from community employers related to Health Information Management, Medical Coding and Reimbursement, Dental Business Office Specialist, and related positions at no charge.  If you are interested, please send an email to Gloria Anderson, MAEd., RHIA, CCS at ganderso@shoreline.edu.  We will post them for 60 days and will then delete them unless you request again that we keep the job announcement open.  Please make your announcement brief.  Include the job title, name of facility or organization, name of the person to contact, his/her email address or phone number, a brief description of duties, qualifications, and salary information if available.  If you fill the job prior to 60 days, please contact us so that we can remove the announcement.

Shoreline Community college also offers a Jobs Connection Center as well: http://www.shoreline.edu/CareerEmpSvcs01index.html

NOVEMBER 5, 2009 EVERGREEN HEALTHCARE

We are looking for someone to work @ 8 hours a week (4 on Sunday, 4 on Monday) through June.  Not sure if you have a job posting board, but if do and can post this, it would be great.   Position is posted on the www.evergreenhealthcare.org site.   Thanks!

HIM Tech-SEIU Department: Health Information Mgmt Req Number: 11987 Schedule: Per-Diem Shift: Day Hours: Minimum 8 hours week / may vary Hours Per Pay Period: varies Job Details:

This HIM Tech (Health Information Tech) per diem position will prep inpatient, ambulatory, outpatient, and emergency department medical records. Assemble charts and scans medical records into the electronic health record. This position checks scanned documents for validity and quality In addition, this position also provides general office support, covering for other staff members as required. Salary Range $13.52-$19.59

REQUIREMENTS: Must possess basic skills to use Microsoft Windows, the internet, and send/receive e-mail. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; good keyboarding skills; attention to detail and organizational skills. High School graduate or equivalent preferred. Education in medical record department procedures or medical terminology strongly preferred. One year experience in a health information management/medical records department of an acute care hospital preferred. Two years experience in a related field, such as physician office, clinic, nursing home, etc. preferred.

OCTOBER 20, 2009 PARKER STAFFING SERVICES

Is currently searching for RHIT/CCS certified coders with at least 2 years of experience.  The project we are working on at this time is a 3-4 month position in Bellevue, but we are always looking for great candidates with coding experience for both contract and long term opportunities.

Pattryse Chhee, CSP; Senior Recruiter; pattrysec@parkerservices.com; |605 Fifth Ave South, Suite 850 | Seattle, WA 98104; p: 206-447-9447 | f: 206-223-8227. Connect with me on LinkedIn 

OCTOBER 20, LEGACY MEDSEARCH

Various positions available to HIM professionals. Please go to: http://www.linkedin.com/companies/144423/Legacy%20MedSearch

Paula Rutledge, President Legacy MedSearch; (407) 898-4440
LinkedIn Company Profile
Link to Paula

OCTOBER 13, 2009 KFORCE

3 to 6 month onsite coding contract for ED coding in the surrounding Seattle area; reuires three years experience and a credential.  

Kforce is always looking for quality HIM professionals to fill immediate openings across the country, including coders, cancer and trauma registrars, transcriptionists and HIM managers/directors. If you're interested in opportunities to advance your career, contact Kforce today.

Contact: Darlene Greer
Phone: 866.529.5940 
Visit us at www.kforce.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 RELEASE OF INFORMATION SPECIALIST II

Swedish Medical Center—Cherry Hill campus

Need one year experience in addition to graduating from the program.

Mon-Fri 8am to 4:30pm.

Call Leanne Stevens 206-568-7092 for questions—apply online at

www.swedish.org

Pay starts at $19.07/hour

JOB SUMMARY: Apply federal, state, and Swedish Medical Center regulations and policies for releasing appropriate protected health information documents on patients.  Log and validate authorizations from patients, insurance companies, subpoenas, court orders, and other legal requests. Partner with the Release of Information Coordinator or ROI Specialist I to ensure that legal timelines are met.  Assist customers whether on the phone or in person.  Perform receptionist duties at the front desk as needed.

A graduate of an accredited Health Information Technology (HIT) program is required.    Successfully complete Epic desktop training within the first 90 days of starting in position.

EXPERIENCE: Two years relevant experience in Health Information Management, in an acute care hospital setting or a multiple doctor clinic.  Graduates of an accredited Health Information Technology program may consider this equal to one year of experience. Requires complete understanding of chart and information flow in HIM and in usage of a clinical information system, Epic preferred. Requires the ability to read and understand the medical chart. Excellent attention to detail.  Work produced must be accurate. Requires organizational skills including the ability to prioritize work to meet deadlines. Intermediate level using Microsoft Office software products including Outlook, Word and Excel Has the ability to format Excel spreadsheets. Strong verbal and written communication skills including the ability to read, write, understand and communicate clearly in English required. Ability to remain calm in volatile situations.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

King County's Work Source Center.

If you have recent grads with training in the healthcare industry (clinical or non-clinical) they might be interested in attending our targeted Healthcare Jobs Recruiting Event.

Tuesday, September 29th
      10:00am - 12:00pm: Non-Clinical Jobs Session (requires 1+ years work experience in healthcare industry)
      12:00pm - 2:00pm: Clinical Jobs Session

Job Fair located at Puget Sound Electrical Apprenticeship Building (next to WorkSource Renton).  550 SW 7th Street in Renton, WA

JOB SEEKER SPACE IS LIMITED! You must RSVP by Sept 23 by emailing your resume for review and your preferred session to: worksource@kingcounty.gov

Featuring healthcare employers with Hundreds of positions in these areas:
> NON-CLINICAL JOBS SESSION (requires 1+ years work experience in healthcare industry)
      - Administrative
      - Financial
      - IT
      - Health Insurance
> CLINICAL JOBS SESSION
      - Allied Health
      - Nursing
      - Assisted Living/Long-Term Care

12+ healthcare employers will be recruiting at the event. So far, the following are confirmed
~ UW & Harborview Medical Centers www.uwmedicine.washington.edu/facilities
~ Northwest Hospital www.nwhospital.com
~ Virginia Mason Medical Center www.virginiamason.org
~ Premera Blue Cross www.premera.com
~ Group Health www.ghc.org
~ Advanced Health Care www.advanced-healthcare.com
~ Providence Health & Services www.providence.org
~ ResCare HomeCare www.rescare.com
~ MORE TO COME

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

SUPERVISOR OF MEDICAL INFORMATION
*Assists with plans and organizes functions and operations of Medical Record Department within hospital/departmental long range goals and objectives 
*Supervises Medical Records Department to ensure quality of services provided 
*Oversees Team operations within hospital fiscal and productivity guidelines
*Supervises HR to ensure achievement of goals and objectives 
*Supports annual departmental goals and objectives which support the hospital goals and mission statement
*Oversight of departmental safety procedures, documenting mandated safety training and monitoring/reporting of incidents

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
-Associate’s Degree in Medical Record Administration; Bachelor’s Degree PREFERRED
-Minimum of five years Medical Records Supervisory experience PREFERRED BUT NEW GRADS WILL BE CONSIDERED!
-DRG and information system experience required
-RHIT - Registered by American Medical Record Association 
-Proven managerial, communication and interpersonal skills PREFERRED 
-Computer literate with good understanding of financial reimbursement systems
CONTACT: [Click Here to Email Your Resumé]

**ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED**

**ALSO LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES FOR 20-30 HR/WK POSITION; NO SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE REQUIRED** (please call or email for additional information on this position)

CONTACT
Connie Merritt, CPC
Sr. Executive Healthcare Recruiter
J. Morrissey & Company
p. (860) 925-6000
f. (860) 640-6544
conniem@jmorrissey.com
www.jmorrissey.com

JULY 7, 2009 Release of Information Coordinator - Swedish Medical Center—Cherry Hill campus, Seattle, WA

Job Summary:

This position will:

• Understand and apply all federal, state and Swedish Medical Center regulations and policies for releasing protected health information
• Be expected to be a resource to other SMC departments regarding Washington State Confidentiality law and the Federal Regulations (HIPAA).
• Process amendments to the legal medical record
• Log and validate all requests received for any purpose, assist customers whether on the phone or in person, and release only the appropriate documents to the requestor in partnership with the Records Processing Specialist.
• Provide data on productivity, volumes and turn around times to management.
• Be responsible for approving and setting up new research studies for requestors outside of SMC.

Education

A graduate of a credentialed HIT program is required.  Graduates of this program may consider this as equal to one year of experience.Required to be RHIT or RHIA.

Experience:

Two years experience in a HIM department in an acute care hospital setting or a multiple doctor clinic is required.  Ability and confidence to make decisions in the absence of the supervisor or manager.  Excellent attention to detail-work produced must be accurate.  Must be able to work with deadlines and prioritize work.  Requires complete understanding of chart flow and ability to read and understand chart at a high level.  Ability to read, write, understand and communicate clearly in English.

This is a salary position—hours are M-F 8am to 4:30 pm.

 MAXIM HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICES

Looking for coding work? Maxim Health Information Services has an immediate opening for a Remote Coding position.

Qualifications:

·  AHIMA or AAPC certified

·  Minimum two years of OP or IP coding exp., including Medicare, Medicaid, and third party liability billing

·  Demonstrated ability to understand clinical content of a health record including research and analysis of complicated records

·  Demonstrated ability to abstract and assign all codes to physician surgical procedures performed

Apply Now for the Remote Coding position.

In addition to the Remote Coding position, Maxim offers many other great coding jobs across the country. www.maximhealthinformationservices.com
866-265-0589 EAST, 866-316-8773 WEST
careers@maxhealth.com

VARIOUS HIM POSITIONS 

Jim Rosenberger, ExecSearch Carolina LLC/RoseSearch; 15105-D John J. Delaney Drive Suite 214 |Charlotte, NC  28277 |704.752.5100 jim.rosenberger@execsearchcarolina.com  | www.execsearchcarolina.com

PRECYSE SOLUTIONS

Various positions available for HIM positions including Coders. Please contact: