Health Information Tech-Medical Records

About the role

Schedule: Day Shift – 7:30 am to 4:00 pm

Facility: St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital, Chicago, IL 60622

Responsibilities

• Secure and maintain the patient’s health record upon discharge from the hospital.
• Verify and ensure receipt of all patient records and assemble the documentation into the legal medical record.
• Identify and file loose reports (including transcribed reports) into the legal medical record as appropriate.
• Pull medical records for authorized requests and file in terminal-digit order while maintaining the chart tracking system for ease of retrieval.
• Review medical staff documentation in the Emergency Room record to verify completeness and assign deficiencies to responsible medical staff members for completion.
• Provide customer service by answering telephone calls and assisting visitors (including physicians, patients, and family members) while maintaining confidentiality.

Qualifications

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

Pay

A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $17.05 to $23.19. The exact starting compensation will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, considering factors such as skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure.

Benefits

Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many other voluntary benefit options. Employees have the flexibility to tailor benefits to their individual needs.