Health Information Tech - Medical Transcription

Responsibilities

• Secures and maintains the patient’s health record upon discharge from the hospital.
• Verifies and ensures receipt of all patient records, and assembles the documentation into the legal medical record.
• Pulls medical records for authorized requests, and files them in terminal-digit order, while maintaining the chart tracking system and ensuring ease of retrieval.
• Reviews medical staff documentation in the Emergency Room record to verify the completeness of the documentation, and assigns any deficiencies to the responsible medical staff member for completion.
• Answers telephone calls and assists visitors (including but not limited to physicians, patients and their family members), while maintaining confidentiality.

Requirements

• Experience with accurate 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.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a medical terminology course; preferred.
• Background in business and office training; preferred.

Skills

• Alphabetic and numeric filing skills.
• Medical terminology knowledge.
• Computer data entry skills, including 10-key and accurate typing speed.
• Customer service skills.

Benefits

• Full Time Schedule

Pay

• TBD

Schedule

• Days