Full Time - 40 hours
Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM
TEMPORARY POSITION
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Health Information Technician II is responsible for various aspects of patient medical records content.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions.
- Greets patients, determining the appropriate routing of patient requests.
- Screens incoming calls, releasing general information concerning services and privacy policies, photocopying charges, turn-around time, and authorization requirements. Provides health information to properly authorized telephone requests from patients, insurance companies, and attorneys.
- Triages, attaches, and assigns incoming faxes accurately within EMR.
- Accurately scans incoming paper correspondence to Patient Documentation section of EMR in accordance with procedures.
- Responds to requests for medical information in a medical emergency.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
- Advanced clerical training including typing, basic filing, office procedures and medical record terminology and practice.
- Strong knowledge of electronic medical record systems; knowledge of eClinicalWorks & EPIC preferred.
- A minimum of 2 years' experience in a medical records department.
- Fluency in Spanish, Portuguese in addition to English preferred.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Advanced clerical training including typing, basic filing, office procedures and medical record terminology and practice.
- Relevant experience in clerical duties sufficient for individual development to the level of independent functioning.
- Computer literate. Proficient in the use of electronic medical record (EMR). Experience with eClinicalWorks preferred.
- Fluency in Spanish, Portuguese in addition to English.
- Interest and commitment in working with low-income and minority people.