Health Information Management Specialist
Pullman Regional Hospital · Pullman, WA
- Full-time
- Location
- Pullman, WA
- Hours
- Full-time
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Job ID
- JR_26000281
About the job
Pullman Regional Hospital in Pullman is hiring a full-time Health Information Management Specialist. Working under the HIM manager, the specialist handles clerical and technical work that keeps patient records in the electronic health record (EHR) accurate, complete and confidential, in line with HIPAA and other rules.
What you'll do
- Handle requests for medical records and patient information that come in by fax, phone, mail or electronic portal, following HIPAA, legal rules and hospital policy
- Manage Release of Information (ROI) requests, checking authorizations so protected health information (PHI) is disclosed properly
- Scan, index and quality-check patient records in the EHR
- Maintain, retrieve and archive electronic records while protecting their accuracy and privacy
- Enter and update patient information in the EHR promptly and correctly
- Communicate with staff, providers, patients and outside partners to support continuity of care
- Take part in department meetings, training and quality improvement, and give general clerical support to the HIM department
- Keep the work area clean, organized and secure
What you need
- A high school diploma or equivalent
- At least six months of experience in a health care or medical office setting
- Strong spoken and written communication
- Discretion with confidential information
- Skill with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom and Teams, and other computer systems
- Close attention to detail and good organization
- Able to juggle several tasks in a fast-paced setting with frequent interruptions
- Able to review documentation for completeness and compliance
Preferred
- Experience in health information management or a related health care field
Schedule
- Full-time, 40 hours a week
- Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm, with a 30-minute lunch
Benefits
- Medical, vision and dental coverage and a health savings account
- Paid leave
- Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability
- A retirement plan with employer matching
- Voluntary life, critical illness, accident and short-term disability insurance
- A services discount and EAP resources
Posted pay for front desk and patient access jobs in Spokane & eastern Washington
35 other front desk and patient access postings in Spokane & eastern Washington give a pay range, from 14 employers. Their ranges typically start around $19.42 and top out around $30.25 an hour. This job's posted range is $19.42–$30.22 an hour.
How “typical” is worked out
"Typical" is the middle of those 35 other postings' minimums and of their maximums, leaving this job out. The patient support pay page for Washington counts every patient support posting in Washington with a pay range, not only front desk and patient access jobs, so its typical range is different: $18.50–$26.86. A posted range isn't what a new hire is paid: where someone starts depends on experience and, at union employers, the step on the pay scale. How we count
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