Health Information Technician

Sauk Prairie Healthcare; Wisconsin; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Flexible PTO

Retirement plan with immediate vesting

Fitness facility membership discount

Tuition reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Free parking

Job summary

Sauk Prairie Healthcare seeks a Health Information Technician to support the HIM Operations Department. The role focuses on preparing records, releasing information, and monitoring EHR completion, with training duties for providers and ongoing support for portal-related tasks.

The position is full-time at the Business Services Center, with possible hybrid work after training and a focus on accurate, timely medical documentation while maintaining patient confidentiality.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate degree in Health Information Technician preferred.
• 1-2 years’ experience in health information management or in a healthcare office setting required.
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor electronic health record (EHR) completion and assist providers with record completion standards.
• Train physicians and other providers on dictation systems and EHR applications.
• Process release of information requests for patient care and for urgent needs.
• Maintain the Master Patient Index and ensure confidentiality of patient information.
• Monitor HIPAA audits and support the HIM Department in quality improvements.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree in Health Information Technician

Job description

Health Information Technician### Health Information TechnicianApply: Partially Remote: Business Services Center - Sauk, City, WI: Prairie Clinic - Sauk City, WI: Remote WI - Reside in WI: Full time: Posted Today: JR100687Looking to be part of a team that provides extraordinary healthcare from the heart? You Belong Here.**POSITION SPECIFICS****Title:** Health Information Technician**FTE:** Full-time, 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week)**Location:** Business Services Center (BSC)**Schedule:** Monday to Friday 8am-4:30pm; hybrid option possible after training**Holiday Rotation:** None**Weekend Rotation:**None**On Call Requirements:** N/A**POSITION SUMMARY**Performs a variety of duties, usually to support medical staff providers and customers of the HIM Operations Department with day to day operational activities such as preparing records and release of information for patient care requests. Responsible for monitoring electronic health record (EHR) completion, including assisting and training providers with record completion standards and requirements. Responsible for maintaining the system applications related to the Health Information Management department that support the electronic health record (EHR) such as scanning, electronic documents, and the patient health record portal.**POSITION TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES*** Assures quality and completion of tasks within assigned application, including application dictionaries, definition of application profiles and parameters, test plans, Go-live plan and support, and post-live operations and requirements.* Assures that workflow patterns and medical record requirements are completed within the EHR application system.* Monitors transcription interface and uploads, and processes transcribed reports within designated time frames.* Identifies transcription interface problems and initiates communications with transcription vendor and EHR application system.* Responsible for training physicians and other providers on dictation system and EHR provider applications related to the electronic medical record* Operates transcription software application to monitor workflow and transcription completion activities to complete work assignments, utilizing all functions available.* Monitors medical record completion and trends data by medical staff providers.* Works closely with physicians and clinic staffs to increase efficiency of medical documentation completion process.* Monitors HIPAA audits pertaining to EHR as directed by the Health Information Management Director/Privacy Officer.* Answers department phone and follows up on requests from customers.* Perform maintenance of the Master Patient Index.* Processes proxy requests for the SPH patient portal ensuring proper authorization is obtained and valid. Assists patients with health record portal enrollment and support for other portal routines.* Process release of information for “walk in” requests.* Process release of information requests for urgent needs.* Works as a partner with all team members, demonstrating willingness to do whatever needs to be done to meet the needs of the customer.* Improves own and/or department performance by practicing quality improvement principles in daily work, focusing on process and system improvements and increasing customer satisfaction.* Maintains confidentiality of all patient and facility information at all times, both while on and off duty.* Attends mandatory hospital and department meetings.**POSITION REQUIREMENTS****Education:*** Required: High school diploma or equivalent* Preferred: Associates degree in Health Information Technician**Experience:*** Required: 1-2 years’ experience in health information management or in a healthcare office setting* Preferred: None**Licenses and Registrations:*** Required: None* Preferred: Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)**Certification(s):*** Required: None* Preferred: None**BENEFIT SUMMARY*** Competitive health and dental insurance options* Flexible paid time off to balance work and life* Retirement plan with immediate vesting and employer match* Discounted membership to our state-of-the-art fitness facility* Generous tuition reimbursement* Employer provided life and disability insurance* Free parking at facility#IND101