HIM Tech III- Medical Records

Overview

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. It is rated one of the top hospitals in the country for clinical excellence in many services, including maternity and orthopedic care, and has been delivering quality healthcare close to home for over 60 years.

Responsibilities

• Designated contact for requests for release of patient health information (including the patient’s legal medical record and fetal monitor strips).
• Accept all requests for patient health information—patient access, third‑party requests, physicians or medical facilities for continuity of care, subpoenas, warrants, mortuaries—and respond within mandated timeframes.
• Maintain knowledge of Federal HIPAA regulations, state Consent and Release of Information laws, and Hospital policies and procedures.
• Ensure all release‑of‑information activities comply with regulatory guidelines.
• Complete duties following HIPAA guidelines for releasing the minimum protected health information necessary to those with a right‑to‑know, on a need‑to‑know basis.
• Ensure accurate billing practices as defined by Hospital policies, including recording payments and submitting them for deposit.
• Process and keep accurate records of all release‑of‑information transactions for easy retrieval in response to accounting‑of‑disclosures requests.
• Assist in backing up HIM Tech I/II and perform other assigned duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year HIM experience in an acute‑care setting (required).
• Minimum six months direct release‑of‑information duties (required).
• Accurate alphabetic, numeric, and/or terminal‑digit filing skills.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology (preferred).
• Knowledge of state and federal regulatory requirements for medical staff documentation (preferred).
• Computer data entry with 10‑key preferred; typing speed of 35 wpm preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a medical terminology course (preferred).
• Training in state Consent Law and HIPAA Privacy/Security (highly desired).
• Attendance in a health information management program with certificate of completion (preferred).

Employment Status

Full‑time, day shift.