Health Information Management (HIM) Technician

Prime Healthcare; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Healthcare Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, IL, is seeking a Health Information Tech I to secure and maintain patient records after discharge. The role involves verifying receipt, assembling the legal medical record, and ensuring documentation is complete and retrievable.

You will handle calls and assist visitors while upholding patient confidentiality as part of a busy Medical Records team on day shifts.

Qualifications

• Experience with accurate alphabetic and numeric filing.
• One year hospital experience preferred.
• Knowledge of terminal digit filing and medical terminology preferred.
• Computer data entry with 10-key and typing speed of 35 wpm preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a medical terminology course preferred.
• Background in business and office training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Secure and maintain patient health records upon discharge.
• Verify receipt of records and assemble into the legal medical record.
• File loose reports and maintain chart tracking for easy retrieval.
• Review ER documentation for completeness and assign deficiencies.

Skills

Filing

Hospital experience

10-key data entry

Typing 35 wpm

Education

High school diploma

Medical terminology course

Tools

10-key

Job description

Overview

• Department:Medical Records
• Schedule:Full Time Days, 40 hours weekly
• Facility:Prime Healthcare Mercy Medical Center
• Location:Aurora, IL, 60506

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

1. 1. Experience with accurate alphabetic and numeric filing; preferred.
2. 2. One year hospital experience; preferred.
3. 3. Knowledge of terminal digit filing and medical terminology; preferred.
4. 4. Computer data entry with 10-key, with accurate typing speed of 35 wpm; preferred.
5. 5. High School Diploma or equivalent.
6. 6. Completion of a medical terminology course; preferred.
7. 7. Background in business and office training; preferred.

Pay Transparency

Mercy Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $15.00 to $21.72. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf