HIM Tech I

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center•Cheyenne, WY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The HIM Tech I provides basic functions required to assist with overall customer service, Release of Information (ROI), birth certificates and prepping, scanning, and indexing of current and archived medical records.

Requirements

High school diploma (or Equivalent Certificate from an accredited program) or higher degree
Ability to accurately locate, retrieve and file information
Ability to work independently with attention to detail and organization
Ability to identify and prioritize issues for resolution
Advanced knowledge of computers and relevant applications
Ability to establish goals with decisive follow through
Ability educate others on proper completion of forms and general processes
Ability to identify document types and barcode values
Ability to identify and prioritize issues for resolution
Strong knowledge of medical terminology
Ability to type 25 WPM

Nice To Haves

Vocational, technical or college training
Medical terminology
Experience with Epic applications

Responsibilities

Fulfills non-complex ROI requests.
Delivers excellent customer service via telephone and face-to-face interactions.
Provides Release of Information assistance to customers/patients as needed to ensure accurate completion of required forms.
Assists with MyChart activation as needed.
Follows HIPAA, federal, and state regulations in Release of Information (ROI); enters requests according to department processes.
Reviews, preps, and scans fetal monitor strips.
Generates Care Everywhere codes and retrieves archived medical records as requested.
Creates Radiology/Cardiology CD/DVDS and/or transmits images through electronic means.
Gathers and reconciles discharged patient charts from the patient units, scans charts into OnBase and indexes to appropriate encounter/locations.
Checks documents/images for accuracy and availability, corrects any missing or incorrect documents.
Meets Quality and Productivity Standards per department expectations.