Health Information Technician - Full Time

Socket.dev; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Health Center seeks a Health Information Technician to recover, scan, and electronically document medical records from various provider offices and facilities. The role involves using scanners and an EMR system to transfer data accurately, with strict adherence to HIPAA guidelines and daily handling of incoming/outgoing mail.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED and may prefer one year of related experience or training.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Prefer one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Convert patient records into electronic images using a scanner.
• Scan and import documents containing health information into the EMR in designated folders.
• Ensure HIPAA compliance in all activities.
• Import scanned health information accurately and assign correct document type and summary.
• Preload clinical information from paper charts to the EMR.
• Process release of information requests with appropriate signatures.
• Handle mail daily and support department workflow.
• Attend required in-service and departmental meetings.

Skills

HIPAA compliance

Attention to detail

Data entry

EMR data transfer

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

EMR system

Scanner equipment

Job description

Health Information Technician - We Serve. We Grow. We Achieve.

MISSION

To provide clinical excellence with outstanding patient experience while ensuring that all members of the community have access to quality, comprehensive, patient-centered health care.

COMPANY INFORMATION

As a federally qualified health center (FQHC) we serve all people with quality healthcare, dignity, and respect. We envision a seamless health care delivery system that is proactively responsible for the medical, dental and psychosocial needs of underserved individuals, children and families residing in Kalamazoo County.

POSITION SUMMARY

Recovery, scanning and electronic documentation of medical records from a variety of Provider offices and facilities using computer and scanning equipment and accurately transferring the data into EMR system.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Convert visual and textual records and documents into electronic images using a scanner
• Provides efficient and timely scanning of documents containing patient health information to designated work folders to be imported in the EMR
• Understands the importance of compliance to HIPAA rules and regulations.
• Provides accurate and efficient importing of scanned patient health information. Accuracy to detail is required in regards to assigning document type and document summary information.
• Preloads clinical information from paper chart to EMR system.
• Processes all release of information for medical records, ensuring the appropriate signatures have been received.
• Ensures that release of information charges are assessed appropriately based on the type of request (attorney, SSI, etc.)
• Ensures that requests from other medical providers are processed immediately.
• Ensures that all physicians' receive returned medical tests and all other pertinent medical information on a daily basis.
• Processes both incoming and outgoing mail on a daily basis, which includes date stamping and distributing to the appropriate department of personnel.
• Attends required in-service and departmental meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED required.
• Prefer one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• A majority of time on the job will be spent sitting with occasional walking, sitting, and/or stooping.
• At times this position may require weight to be lifted up to 15 pounds.
• The following types of vision are required: close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this potion.

Family Health Center has the right to modify the duties and functions of the job description based on the needs of the organization.