Mercy Medical Center · 8 hours ago
HIM Tech
Aurora, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$15/hr - $21.72/hr
1+ years expMercy Medical Center is seeking a Health Information Tech I to join their Medical Records department. The role involves securing and maintaining patient health records, ensuring completeness of documentation, and providing customer service to visitors while maintaining confidentiality.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
The Health Information Tech I, is responsible for securing and maintaining the patient’s health record upon discharge from the hospital
This position verifies and ensures receipt of all patient records, and assembles the documentation into the legal medical record
All loose reports the Health Information Services department receives, including transcribed reports, are patient identified and filed into the legal medical record, as appropriate
Medical records are pulled for authorized requests, and filed in terminal-digit order, while accurately maintaining the chart tracking system and ensuring ease of retrieval
The Tech I position will review medical staff documentation in the Emergency Room record to verify the completeness of the documentation, and assign any deficiencies to the responsible medical staff member for completion
Customer Service is integral to the position as the Tech I is also responsible for answering telephone calls and assisting visitors (including but not limited to physicians, patients and their family members), while maintaining confidentiality
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or equivalent
Preferred
Experience with accurate alphabetic and numeric filing
One year hospital experience
Knowledge of terminal digit filing and medical terminology
Computer data entry with 10-key, with accurate typing speed of 35 wpm
Completion of a medical terminology course
Background in business and office training
Benefits
Paid time off
401K retirement plan
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Tuition reimbursement
Many more voluntary benefit options
Company
Mercy Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare delivers specialty care and 24/7 emergency care.
201-500 employees
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