Health Information Technician I
Health Information Technician I
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UnityPoint Health Allen
Health Information Technician I
Fulltime MF 8A430P
Benefits Eligible
Health Information Technician I is accountable for the preparation scanning and verification of medical record documents for integration into the electronic patient record. The Health Information Technician I ensures medical records are processed in accordance with standardized HIM system wide guidelines. In addition the Health Information Technician I is responsible for communicating all issues that impact quality or timely integration of the documents into the patients electronic record.
Why UnityPoint Health
At UnityPoint Health you matter. Were proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Beckers Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities no matter what life stage youre in. Here are just a few:
- Expect paid time off parental leave 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
- Dental and health insurance paid holidays short and longterm disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your fourlegged family members.
- Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.
And we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.
Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities
- Accurately prepare paper medical records for scanning following standardized HIM system wide prep guidelines.
- Scans paper medical records into the electronic health record using a scanning device.
- Accurately Indexes and verifies medical record images into the electronic health record following standardized HIM system wide document type guidelines.
- Responsible for the verification batches of scanned medical record images are released into the appropriate quality review queue or committed into the patients electronic medical record.
- Monitors and processes images from network file sweep folders.
- Meet quality and productivity standards.
- Upon request assist in the training of new hires by utilizing operational knowledge of prepping scanning and indexing processes.
- Responsible for communication and reporting any system or workflow issues to appropriate leadership or team members.
- Upon request performs quality control and processing of reports.
- Retrieves paper documents from defined patient care locations.
- Promptly answers office phone calls or assists with phone coverage.
- Frequently monitors incoming department faxes as necessary.
- Responds to and fulfills continuation of care requests as necessary.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- High School diploma or GED equivalent
- Previous work history in health information services/medical records department
- Keyboarding skills with a minimum of 35 words per minutes at 95% accuracy and 10 key skills at 8000 keys per hour with 98% accuracy
- Read write and speak fluent English Adheres to privacy and confidentiality policies for all internal and external customers
- Demonstrates the ability to multitask and work in an organized efficient and processoriented manner
- Possesses good problemsolving skills in reasoning through work related issues
- Exhibits excellent oral communication skills and the ability to interact with customers and team members with diverse education lifestyle and back grounds in accordance to the facilities mission vision and values
Preferred:
- Medical terminology and Completion of a Health Information Management program
- One to three years of experience with an electronic health record or hospital/medical setting.
- Experiences with MS Office suite and to be able to learn new applications.
- Experience with EPIC or other Electronic Health Record system
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
