HIM Tech I - Data Quality

Prime Healthcare; Garden Acres (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Monroe Hospital, part of Prime Healthcare, is seeking a Health Information Tech I to secure and maintain patient health records at discharge. You will verify receipt of all records and assemble them into the legal medical record, ensuring confidentiality.

Responsibilities include reviewing ER documentation for completeness, filing reports, and assisting visitors and physicians by answering calls while maintaining chart tracking and easy retrieval; familiarity with terminal-digit filing and

Qualifications

• Experience with alphabetic and numeric filing; preferred.
• One year hospital experience; preferred.
• Knowledge of terminal digit filing and medical terminology; preferred.
• Computer data entry with 10-key, with accurate 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

• The Health Information Tech I is responsible for securing and maintaining the patients 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 received are patient identified and filed into the legal medical record, as appropriate.
• The Tech I will review medical staff documentation in the Emergency Room record to verify completeness and assign deficiencies.

Skills

Typing 35 wpm

10-key data entry

Medical terminology

Terminal digit filing

Office administration

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Medical terminology course

Background in business and office training

Job description

Overview

Location: Fully onsite

At Monroe Hospital, our dedicated team of professionals is committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, a Top-15 hospital system in the United States, Monroe Hospital is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!

Monroe Hospital is a 32-bed community hospital located in beautiful Bloomington, Indiana. Monroe Hospital is committed to providing superior healthcare, ever mindful of each patient's individuality and unique needs. Monroe Hospital has been recognized by Healthgrades as a Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient, a distinction that places Monroe Hospital among the top 10% of all short-term acute care hospitals. For more information, please visit www.monroehospital.com.

Responsibilities

The Health Information Tech I, is responsible for securing and maintaining the patients 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

Education and Work Experience

1. Experience with accurate alphabetic and numeric filing; preferred.

2. One year hospital experience; preferred.

3. Knowledge of terminal digit filing and medical terminology; preferred.

4. Computer data entry with 10-key, with accurate typing speed of 35 wpm; preferred.

5. High School Diploma or equivalent.

6. Completion of a medical terminology course; preferred.

7. Background in business and office training; preferred.

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. The 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