HIM Tech II

About the role

Join an award‑winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Mission Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Mission Regional Medical Center is a 297‑bed, non‑profit hospital that provides inpatient and outpatient services to the people of the Rio Grande Valley. Rated one of the top hospitals in the country for clinical excellence in many services including maternity and orthopedic care, Mission Regional Medical Center has been offering quality healthcare, close to home, for over 60 years. For more information visit www.missionrmc.org.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other medical personnel in achieving timely, accurate, and complete documentation practices.
• Analyze assembled records for chart completion deficiencies in accordance with regulatory requirements and Medical Staff Rules and Regulations.
• Assign deficiencies to the appropriate medical staff member and enter data for tracking and monitoring purposes.
• Notify medical staff members and hold them accountable for chart completion items.
• Assist medical staff in their chart completion effort and carry out the suspension process if records are not completed in a timely manner.
• Review documentation after deficiencies are addressed or new documents are added, and update or clear deficiencies as appropriate.
• Answer telephone calls and assist visitors, including physicians, patients, and family members, while maintaining confidentiality.
• Support department needs by assisting with Tech I duties, Release of Information, or other assigned tasks.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a medical terminology course (preferred).
• 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 and typing speed of 35 wpm (preferred).
• Background in business and office training (preferred).

Schedule

Full‑time, days shift.