HIM Tech I - Health Information Management

Prime Healthcare•Evanston, IL

23h•$15 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

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.
Outlook/Excel/One Drive experience
Self starter
Team player
Organized with attention to detail

Responsibilities

Securing and maintaining the patient’s health record upon discharge from the hospital.
Verifies and ensures receipt of all patient records
Assembles the documentation into the legal medical record
Patient identified and filing of loose reports into the legal medical record, as appropriate.
Pulling medical records for authorized requests
Filing in terminal-digit order
Accurately maintaining the chart tracking system and ensuring ease of retrieval
Review medical staff documentation in the Emergency Room record to verify the completeness of the documentation
Assign 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.