What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Record Technician position at ATA Services Inc?
ATA Services, Inc., is looking for a full-time Medical Records Technician for our client Hawaii State Hospital.
See job details below:
Location:
Hawaii State Hospital
45-710 Kea’ahala Road, Kaneohe, HI 96744-3597
Non-exempt Hourly Rate: $24.86
Purpose of Position:
The primary duties of this position are to provide admission, discharge, and reviews of medical records for completeness, timeliness and accuracy, code diagnoses according to current disease manuals, and maintain a medical record keeping the system in accord with The Joint Commission standards and State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) licensing requirements.
Job Duties/Scope of Work:
Medical Record Review and Coding
Newly admitted and in-house patient medical records:
- Reviews chart for presence and timely completion of various admission/weekly/monthly/annual documentation requirements (i.e., assessments, ratings, progress notes).
- Checks for the presence and timeliness of staff signatures and/or electronic validations, dates, accurate patient identifying information on all forms and correct filing sequence of the unit chart.
Transferred or Discharged patient medical records:
- Checks for completion of all forms, correct filing sequence, and presence of required medical record forms, assessments, summaries, and reports.
Coding – Psychiatric and Medical Diagnoses
- Assigns code number(s) to represent the psychiatric diagnoses using the most current or applicable Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and the International Classification of Diseases.
- Completes worksheets for computer input of diagnoses.
Experience:
Two and one-half (2.5 years) general experience doing work equivalent to that of a medical record technician in a hospital or health program involving paraprofessional medical work that required the knowledge of medical terminology; medical record filing, coding; and basic medical record keeping practices.
ATA Services, Inc., expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
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