Health Information Technician - Day Shift, Monday - Friday

Missouri Delta Medical Center•Sikeston, MO

16h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for a variety of tasks related to the management and maintenance of medical records. Key duties include prepping, scanning, and quality control checking of records from various departments such as Inpatient, Outpatient, ER, OBV, Sleep Study, and Cardiac Rehab. The role also involves analyzing records for deficiencies, assisting coders and other staff with documentation requests, managing patient data in the patient portal, and handling correspondence. Additionally, the technician will perform preventative maintenance on scanning and office equipment, ensure the accuracy of medical records before filing, and manage telephone and walk-in requests for information. Specific tasks include completing birth certificate worksheets, managing fetal monitor strips, faxing information, reprinting EKGs, and working with records from computer systems and microfilm. The position requires interaction with physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Requirements

High School Graduate
Typing: 35 words per minute, preferred.
Machine Operation: Computers, printers, Scanners, Color Printers, FAX machine, reader printer, Multifunction devices.
Must be able to sit at desk for long periods of time.
Must be able to lift light loads such as stacks of medical records (25 pounds).
Must have the ability to see and read medical records, computer screens, computer generated reports, and all other tools used in the performance of the job.
Must have the ability to receive and understand telephone calls, i.e. doctors, healthcare professionals, insurance companies, etc.
Must be able to speak clearly and verbally communicate with doctors, healthcare professionals, insurance companies, etc.

Nice To Haves

Two-year college degree preferred.
Past experience in Health Information Management procedures is helpful, but not required.
Knowledge of medical terminology is an asset.

Responsibilities

Prepping Medical Records – Inpatient, Outpatient, ER, OBV, Sleep Study, and Cardiac Rehab
Scanning Medical Records – Inpatient, Outpatient, ER, OBV, Sleep Study, and Cardiac Rehab
Quality Control (QC) check on Medical Records – Inpatient, Outpatient, ER, OBV, and Sleep Study
Analyze Medical Records for Deficiencies (paper and electronically)
P-work list – re-analyzing Emergency Department Medical Records
Assist Coders with Documentation Requests
Check for Physician Orders and Signatures in the Analysis and Re-analysis Pool
Retrieve, Prep, Scan, QC and Analyze Loose Sheets and Insert into the Correct Medical Record
Input Patients into the Patient Portal system
Review and Correct the Medical Record Deficiencies in the Pre-Analysis Work List
Merge Medical Record Numbers from Patients listed on the Duplicate Number List
Assist with Correspondence as Requested by the Release of Information Technician
Perform Preventative Maintenance on the Scanning Equipment
Perform Preventative Maintenance on the Photocopier and Fax Machines
Perform Final Quality Control Check on all Medical Records before Committing to the Permanent File
Answer Telephone Calls on Multiple Lines and Complete the Phone Requests
Assist with Walk-In Requests for Information
Print Lists for all Patient Types for Reconciliation
Assist Physicians with Requests
Assist Physicians with Sorian Computer System
Complete the Missouri Birth Certificate Facility Worksheets
Complete the Spreadsheet containing all Pertinent Data on the Mother and Newborn
Pick up Fetal Monitor Strips from Obstetrics and Box According to Discharge Date
Fax information to Other Healthcare Facilities and Physicians
Review Muse for any EKGs that need reprinting
Work with Producing Records from the computer system
Search for Dictation in Webmedx
Reproduce Medical Records from Microfilm
Any other duties assigned