Health Information Technician

Target; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 73,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Target in Hartford, CT is seeking a Health Information Technician for a temporary role, offering a compensation range of $73,000 - $104,000 per year with ownership, collaboration, and a long-term growth track. The position emphasizes translating care plans into actionable tasks and maintaining patient safety through proactive staffing flags.

The role requires strong communication, self-awareness, and teamwork, and is based on-site in Hartford with a focus on high-quality charting and patient

Qualifications

• Learner's pace to keep up with shifting requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself.
• Discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter.

Responsibilities

• Translate the care plan into daily tasks the nursing team can actually execute on a temporary schedule
• Flag staffing gaps to the charge Health Information Technician before they become patient-safety risks
• Advocate for patient comfort, dignity, and informed consent
• Educate patients and families on diagnoses, treatments, and follow-up care
• Carry both bedside care and the high-growth charting load Target expects of a mid-level clinician

Skills

Communication skills

Self-awareness

Team collaboration

Work authorization

Job description

Compassion under pressure is the whole job, and Target is hiring a Health Information Technician who delivers it across Hartford, CT. A temporary Health Information Technician seat at Target that pairs $73,000 - $104,000 with ownership, collaboration, and a long-term growth track.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate the care plan into daily tasks the nursing team can actually execute on a temporary schedule
• Flag staffing gaps to the charge Health Information Technician before they become patient-safety risks
• Advocate for patient comfort, dignity, and informed consent
• Educate patients and families on diagnoses, treatments, and follow-up care
• Carry both bedside care and the high-growth charting load Target expects of a mid-level clinician

What You'll Bring

• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
• The discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter

Target has quietly become one of the most zero-bureaucracy names in healthcare, all from a modest office in Hartford, CT. Burnout is treated as a system bug at Target, not a badge of scrappy honor.

We pay $73,000 - $104,000 and protect it with coaching, coverage, and a flexible setup so your PALS Certification grows without burning you out.

This role is in active recruitment, with a target start date just ahead.