Health Information Technician

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure patients’ files are properly maintained and can be retrieved upon request
• Perform clerical tasks necessary for the proper maintenance of patients’ medical records
• Carry out correct reconciliation of all discharged records and ensure necessary follow up for missing documents
• Prep, scan/verify, and index all patients’ records within 24 to 48 hours of their discharge
• Perform daily analysis of all Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency department, and observation records following established operational guidelines and standards
• Immediately enter deficiencies obtained from all records analyzed into the electronic Abstraction/Deficiency module after analysis
• Avoidance of all documentation being improperly signed, dated, and timed by the provider before patients’ records are marked as completed
• Scan or make photocopies of records; receive and send information through facsimile machine
• Take telephone calls and provide answers to questions regarding patients’ medical records
• Afford assistance with the processing of requests for medical records when required
• Afford assistance with the training of new hires in the HIM department based on job function

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Possess the minimum of High School diploma and three years’ experience in health
• Strong knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and pharmacology
• Experience in data entry, retrieval and warehousing
• Ability to use general office equipment, including telephone, fax machine, copy machine, scanner, and computer
• Ability to communicate effectively, including reading, writing, and speaking
• Ability to analyze, coordinate, observe, and make good decisions
• Ability to work independently and perform excellently on the job without supervision
• Ability to work under stressful conditions

Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs. Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!