Summary
Job Description:
Baptist Health is looking for a HIM Physician Liaison to join our team in Louisville, KY!
Physician Liaison performs production of accurate suspension lists to be distributed hospital wide. Physician Liaison will work under the supervision of the HIM Supervisor and HIM Manager. This position ensures timely completion and reporting of delinquent medical records for various medical staff committees. Physician Liaison will perform necessary tasks to consistently lower delayed claim dollars.
This position is customer service focused and functions in a technical role by ensuring and protecting patient privacy and security at all times. Physician Liaison also promotes Corporate Integrity through compliance with BHS Corporate Responsibilities.
Qualifications:
High School/GED
Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
Formal education in HIM will be considered in lieu of experience.
• RHIA certification equates to 4 years of HIM work experience.
• RHIT certification equates to 2 years of HIM work experience.
Two years minimum computer experience, with proficiency in data entry and basic MS Office applications including Word and Excel required.
Knowledge of basic medical terminology required
Notary public/eligible to obtain as needed.
5 days per week; 8:00am- 4:30pm
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- Associate or bachelor's degree
- Formal education in Health Information Management may substitute for experience
- Two years of computer experience
- Proficiency in data entry and basic Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel
- Basic medical terminology knowledge
- Notary public status or eligibility to obtain it as needed
- RHIA certification may equate to four years of HIM work experience
- RHIT certification may equate to two years of HIM work experience
What We Do
Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. Learn more at BaptistHealth.com.
