HIMS Tech

About the role

Join our team where we believe in careers close to home and heart. As a HIMS Technician, responsibilities include compiling, processing and maintaining patient records in a manner consistent with healthcare requirements and standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintains delinquent records at less than 50% of the average discharge rate.
• Makes sure staff deficiencies are addressed and all IRF-PAI data elements are completed.
• Completes physician and staff deficiency checklists.
• Performs final checks on medical records before declaring them complete.
• Abstracts discharge dates for PATCOM system for all discharged inpatients.
• Accurately completes data entry of all PATCOM HIMS data.
• Maintains and corrects errors on daily exception reports.

Qualifications

• Registered Health Information (RHIT) preferred.
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Graduate of accredited college or university.
• Medical Record Technology College or vocational school preferred.
• Minimum three years of hospital HIMS experience preferred in lieu of certification.
• Knowledge of medical terminology required.
• One year data entry experience preferred.