EMR Records & Death Certificate Specialist

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s University Health Network is seeking an Index Support Technician to manage death certificate creation and coordinate physician completion.

The role ensures patient information is scanned and indexed into the hospital EMR system promptly in line with department policies. Responsibilities include handling telephone requests, verifying authorizations for information releases, and reporting Induced Termination of Pregnancy cases monthly to PA authorities.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Medical terminology and word processing course preferred.
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accurately completes death certificates and coordinates physician completion.
• Communicates with Hospital Supervisor regarding release of expired bodies.
• Responds to telephone requests from patient care units and external customers.
• Reviews and confirms authorization of patient information released through Care Everywhere.
• Retrieves ambulance records and scans/indexes into the EMR daily.
• Prepares records for online reviews for external vendors.
• Maintains department standards of 24-hour turnaround and 500 documents per hour.

Skills

Data entry

Medical terminology

EMR navigation

Education

RHIT certification

Tools

EMR system

Care Everywhere

Job description

St. Luke’s University Health Network is seeking an Index Support Technician to manage death certificate creation and coordinate physician completion.

The role ensures patient information is scanned and indexed into the hospital EMR system promptly in line with department policies. Responsibilities include handling telephone requests, verifying authorizations for information releases, and reporting Induced Termination of Pregnancy cases monthly to PA authorities.