Health Information Technician 3667 - Alpha Rae Personnel Inc
Orient, OH 43146
About the Job
JOB DUTIES IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE: (These duties are illustrative only. Incumbents may perform some or all of these duties or other job-related duties as assigned.)
MAJOR WORKER CHARACTERISTICS:
Knowledge of health information technology; JCAH & Medicare/Medicaid regulations governing medical record keeping; requirements governing confidentiality of patient information; medical terminology. Skill in use of typewriter &/or word processor & calculator. Ability to deal with problems involving few variables within familiar context; write routine business
letters, evaluations or records following standard procedures; proofread medical reports & recognize errors; recognize when medical records information is missing; gather collate & classify information about data, people or things.
()Developed after employment.
MINIMUM CLASS QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT:
3 courses or 9 mos. exp. in records management; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in medical terminology; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in typing.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
- Compiles health information (e.g., reviews, catalogs & checks medical reports for completeness; organizes medical reports for placement in files; reviews charts to ensure all reports & signatures are present).
- Types health information forms (e.g., prepares charts for new admissions; fills out forms; prepares requests for specific reports or certificates).
- Compiles & types statistical reports such as daily & monthly census, Medicaid days, admissions, discharges, or length of stay.
- Files reports into health information records, records information in logs & files & retrieves health information records in filing system.
- Provides information from health information records after determining appropriateness of request.
- Coordinates with other departments concerning health information records procedures.
MAJOR WORKER CHARACTERISTICS:
Knowledge of health information technology; JCAH & Medicare/Medicaid regulations governing medical record keeping; requirements governing confidentiality of patient information; medical terminology. Skill in use of typewriter &/or word processor & calculator. Ability to deal with problems involving few variables within familiar context; write routine business
letters, evaluations or records following standard procedures; proofread medical reports & recognize errors; recognize when medical records information is missing; gather collate & classify information about data, people or things.
()Developed after employment.
MINIMUM CLASS QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT:
3 courses or 9 mos. exp. in records management; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in medical terminology; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in typing.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
Source : Alpha Rae Personnel Inc