Document Imaging Technician

MedStar Health; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health in Washington, DC seeks a Health Information Technician to manage the intake, preparation, and validation of patient records for scanning. You will ensure accurate indexing, proper batch handling, and timely processing within our health information workflow.

The role requires 1–2 years in hospital health information management, plus strong communication and basic computer skills. A RHIT is preferred. On-site position with training provided.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1–2 years work experience in hospital health information management.
• Registered Health Information Technician preferred.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve discharged patient records daily and verify against the discharge log.
• Prepare records for scanning by removing staples and organizing documents.
• Ensure pages have patient name and account number; label correctly.
• Assemble documents in date order; insert batch cover sheets.
• Assign batch IDs and perform quality control for scanning accuracy.
• Validate documents and correct document names and patient/encounter mappings.
• Ensure scanned documents interface into Cerner-Medconnect from Kofax.
• Review work queues daily to ensure timely processing.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Basic computer skills

Medical terminology

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Cerner-Medconnect

Kofax

Job description

About the Job

General Summary of Position
Responsible for performing all tasks and duties with prep, scan, quality control and validation. Position will maintain daily workflow to ensure that all records are processed in a timely and efficient manner with the highest level of quality possible. These functions are performed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's philosophy policies procedures and standards.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Retrieves all records of discharged patients from hospital units on a daily basis and checks daily discharge log to ensure receipt of all records.
• Ensures that all records are prepared for scanning by removing staples, taping down loose rhythm strips, identifying poor originals and stamping appropriately and removing any documents that are COLD fed or do not require scanning.
• Ensures that each page has a patient name and account number either printed or affixed via label.
• Assembles all documents in appropriate order and date sequence as required by policy.
• Inserts a completed batch cover sheet on all patient records to be scanned.
• Assigns a batch ID to each record according to department policy.
• Performs quality control with accuracy: a) each scanned document is positioned correctly and fixes those that are not correct or of poor quality b) identify when it is appropriate to split documents and patient records c) verify that bar-coded documents are correctly indexed
• Performs validation with accuracy: a) each document is assigned the correct document name b) each document is assigned the correct patient/encounter
• Ensures that scanned documents interface into Cerner-Medconnect from Kofax.
• Reviews all work task queues daily and ensures timely processing of all assignments and records.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities that are appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and is not to be considered as all inclusive.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

• High School Diploma or GED required

Experience

• 1-2 years work experience required preferably in hospital health information management

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Health Information Technician preferred

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Excellent Verbal and written communication skills;
• Basic computer skills required;
• Working knowledge in medical terminology

This position has a hiring range of

USD $18.40 - USD $29.74 /Hr.