Job Description

Align yourself with an organization that has a reputation for excellence! Cedars-Sinai was awarded the National Research Corporation?s Consumer Choice Award 19 times for providing the highest-quality medical care in Los Angeles. We also were awarded the Advisory Board Company?s Workplace of the Year. This annual award recognizes hospitals and health systems nationwide that have outstanding levels of employee engagement. We offer an outstanding benefits package that includes health care, paid time off, and a 403(B). Join us! Discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America?s Best Hospitals.

What you will be doing in this role:

Performs specialized health information activities necessary to organize, maintain and use electronic and paper patient health records. 

Depending on area assigned, may specialize in one or more clerical functions; tumor registry follow up monitoring/reporting process, patient follow-up letters, locate and request patient records needed for Registrars to complete abstracting, data entry, telephone calls, maintain follow-up timeliness and percentages as required for accreditation, or serve as the satellite rep in off-campus locations, analyze/research errors, participate in quality reviews, compile and trend data and generate reports, queries multiple electronic record and tracking systems. 

Understands chart organization and content, CSMC and external requirements related to chart documentation and privacy.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required. Associate's degree or some college preferred.
• RHIT preferred upon hire.
• A minimum of 2 years' experience in a health care setting or related field.
• Experience with active case finding through systematic review of admission logs, pathology reports, radiology reports, cytology reports, and oncology logs to identify reportable cancer cases highly preferred.
• Experience with cancer tumor registry a plus. 

Skills/Experience Sought:

• Basic medical terminology, knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
• Basic knowledge of ICD-10.
• Attention to detail, advanced problem solving and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with basic PC skills in Word, Excel, Outlook. 
• Detailed knowledge of the medical record content and chart organization.
• Detailed knowledge of documentation and privacy regulatory standards.
• Strong customer service and communication skills. English language proficiency, written and spoken, and bilingual a plus.
• Strong data analysis and research skills for error corrections.
• Knowledge of hospital computer systems and EMR's. Knowledge of EPIC system.

Why work here?

Beyond outstanding employee benefits we take pride in hiring the best employees. Our accomplished and compassionate staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation.

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About Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Providing healthcare for more than 100 years, Cedars-Sinai has evolved into one of the most dynamic and highly renowned medical centers in the world. Along with caring for patients, Cedars-Sinai is a hub for biomedical research and a training center for future physicians and other healthcare professionals. This attracts exceptional talent to Cedars-Sinai, including world-renowned physician-scientists who seek a place where they can both conduct research and see patients--the ideal formula for discovery and its translation into cures. Our patients benefit from access to doctors at the top of their fields, and our researchers have an ideal community in which to study the impact of healthcare challenges, and reflect that knowledge in their research. The greater Los Angeles area in which Cedars-Sinai resides possesses unparalleled cultural and ethnic diversity which offers outstanding opportunities for translational and clinical research and a dynamic environment for medical education.Although community based, Cedars-Sinai is a major teaching hospital affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Cedars-Sinai has highly competi...tive graduate medical education programs in more than 50 specialty and subspecialty areas, a graduate program in biomedical sciences and translational medicine, a clinical scholars program directed towards junior physicians with aspirations to become clinical scientists, and post graduate training opportunities.There are more than 250 full-time faculty members at Cedars-Sinai. The voluntary medical staff, comprised of more than 2,200 specialty board-certified or board-qualified physicians, represent all of the specialties and subspecialties and collaborate with full-time medical staff in the teaching responsibilities of the graduate medical education programs.

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