Health Information Technician I

Location: Great Plains Correctional Center/Medical

About the role

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities related to preparing, classifying and abstracting medical reports in the medical records unit.

Responsibilities

• Reviews medical records for completeness and accuracy and refers incomplete or inaccurate reports to appropriate staff for correction.
• Prepares statistical, case and other types of reports.
• Prepares materials and forms and gathers all pertinent information and data for admissions and discharges.
• Ensures all data is properly coded.
• Abstracts charts and other patient data in order to respond to requests for information on patients; may make determinations on what materials can legally be released.
• Assists in the development of medical records policies and procedures.
• Reviews existing policies and procedures to ensure they are in compliance with federal and state laws and agency rules, regulations and policies.
• Insures the security and confidentiality of patient medical records.
• May supply requested information to courts and other judicial inquiries.

Requirements

• Knowledge of methods and techniques of medical records maintenance.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws and agency and facility policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of current classification systems.
• Knowledge of report writing techniques and medical terminology.
• Ability to maintain medical records and code data to records.
• Ability to review medical records for completeness and accuracy.
• Ability to prepare reports and abstract information from records and other patient data.
• Ability to present information effectively and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to utilize personal computers.

Qualifications

Eligibility for accreditation with the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT); or two years of experience working with patient records in a medical setting such as a hospital, state institution, medical clinic or a physician’s office.

Special Requirements

Based upon the duties and responsibilities assigned to the position being filled, a user agency may require accreditation with the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT); or eligibility for registration as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA). Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. 427.8.

Pay

$36,934.81

Schedule

• Full-time
• Regular