Health Information Tech I
About The Position
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Huntington Beach Hospital, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Founded in 1967, Huntington Beach Hospital is a 131-bed acute-care community hospital. As the only hospital in Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach Hospital is proud to be the community hospital serving the residents of Huntington Beach and the surrounding area for the past 50 years. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, and with nearly 200 physicians and more than 400 healthcare and other professionals on staff, our team is committed to providing outstanding service in a safe, comfortable, and caring environment. Learn more at https://www.hbhospital.org/. The Health Information Tech I, is responsible for securing and maintaining the patient’s health record upon discharge from the hospital. This position verifies and ensures receipt of all patient records, and assembles the documentation into the legal medical record. All loose reports the Health Information Services department receives, including transcribed reports, are patient identified and filed into the legal medical record, as appropriate. Medical records are pulled for authorized requests, and filed in terminal-digit order, while accurately maintaining the chart tracking system and ensuring ease of retrieval. The Tech I position will review medical staff documentation in the Emergency Room record to verify the completeness of the documentation, and assign any deficiencies to the responsible medical staff member for completion. Customer Service is integral to the position as the Tech I is also responsible for answering telephone calls and assisting visitors (including but not limited to physicians, patients and their family members), while maintaining confidentiality.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with accurate alphabetic and numeric filing; preferred.
- One year hospital experience; preferred.
- Knowledge of terminal digit filing and medical terminology; preferred.
- Computer data entry with 10-key, with accurate typing speed of 35 wpm; preferred.
- Completion of a medical terminology course; preferred.
- Background in business and office training; preferred.
Responsibilities
- Securing and maintaining the patient’s health record upon discharge from the hospital.
- Verifying and ensuring receipt of all patient records
- Assembling the documentation into the legal medical record.
- Patient identified and filing loose reports into the legal medical record, as appropriate.
- Pulling medical records for authorized requests
- Filing in terminal-digit order, while accurately maintaining the chart tracking system and ensuring ease of retrieval.
- Reviewing medical staff documentation in the Emergency Room record to verify the completeness of the documentation
- Assigning any deficiencies to the responsible medical staff member for completion.
- Answering telephone calls and assisting visitors (including but not limited to physicians, patients and their family members), while maintaining confidentiality.
Benefits
- Huntington Beach Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.
- Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
