Health Information Management Associate

Position Summary:

We are currently hiring a Bilingual (Spanish/English) Health Information Management (HIM) Associate to join our HIM Department at 953 Southern Blvd. The HIM Associate oversees the protection and management of the information in the Electronic Health Record (EHR). This role is responsible for ensuring that only authorized persons access and/or receive requested information within a specified timeframe and promotes the integrity of the information scanned into the EHR.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma required.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience with clerical/administrative functions is required, ideally in a health care setting.
• Bilingual Spanish/English is preferred.
• Must have excellent communication skills and ability to provide exceptional experience to patients.
• Understanding of medical terminology, computer skills, and multi-tasking.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment.

Key Duties:

• Verifies all logs for scanned documents before they are sent to the warehouse for storage.
• Maintain department inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting order for supplies bi‑monthly; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Maintain computerized record management system to store and process data for medical and onsite Auditors' requests.
• Scan information into Electronic Health Record (EHR) as per established standards.
• Review and process all requests for medical information to ensure HIPPA and New York State Laws compliance.

Starting Compensation: Minimum $18.00 ($37,440 annually);
Maximum $18.00 ($37,440 annually).

As a full‑time associate at Urban Health Plan, you will enjoy:

• Fully funded Health Insurance for yourself.
• 73.5% funded Health Insurance for your family.
• Dental Insurance.
• $50,000 term life Insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings (including annual UHP Contribution).
• Comprehensive time off including paid vacation, personal time, sick time, and paid holidays (including your birthday!).

Work Environment Type, Location, and

Schedule:

Applicants must be comfortable working onsite, based out of the Bronx and have availability to commit to a schedule of 40 hours per week, working Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm.

About Urban Health Plan: At Urban Health Plan (UHP) our mission is to continuously improve the health of communities and the quality of life of the people we serve by providing affordable, comprehensive, quality, primary and specialty health care and by assuring the performance and advancement of innovative best practices. At UHP, our commitment to provide patient‑centered, holistic, quality health care, is part of a tradition started by our founder, Dr.

Richard Izquierdo, more than 50 years ago. That tradition continues today by promoting excellence in everything that we do.

UHP is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin/ancestry, citizenship status, disability, age, marital or family status, and military or veteran status.