Health Information Technician III-IV, 249838(56061)

Hilo Benioff Medical Center and the East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation are seeking Health Information Technician III-IV within the Medical Records department. Health Information Technicians are responsible for para-professional health information management functions subject to departmental policies and regulations.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Reviewing medical records for completeness and accuracy, and translating diseases and operations into the proper coding symbols
• Filing medical records or preparing records for retention
• Typing medical reports of operations, imaging or laboratory examinations, or special treatments given to patients
• Compiling statistics, including the hospital’s daily census, information on reportable diseases for public health authorities and others
• Assisting the medical staff by preparing special studies and tabulating data from records for research.
• Developing new and revised procedures for the Medical Records department
• Reviewing working situations to ensure staff are following guidelines, policies and procedures
• Recommending improvement to health information management processes
• Supervises staff in the performance of para professional health information management activities

Education Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience Required: Four (4) to five (5) or more years of experience, including:

• Medical Records Experience Requirement: Two (2) or more years of medical records experience (experience in the health information management department of a hospital or allied medical care facility).
• Specialized Experience: Two (2) or more years of experience in a health information management department of a hospital or allied medical care facility which involved the performance of paraprofessional health information management work requiring knowledge of the nature and uses of medical records, medical terminology and established health information management classification, coding, filing and indexing systems; and the ability to analyze and file medical records and prepare reports and summaries from medical records.
• Supervisory Experience (required for IV level only): One (1) or more year of work experience which demonstrated the applicant's knowledge of and ability to apply the principles, practices, techniques and methods of supervision including: (1) planning, organizing and directing the work of others; (2) assigning and reviewing work; (3) advising others on difficult work problems; (4) timing and scheduling work; and (5) training and developing employees.
• Supervisory Aptitude: Applicants for Health Information Technician III level positions must demonstrate supervisory aptitude. Supervisory aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects; by serving as a group or team leader, previous work experience in a position that demonstrates or performs supervisory functions or in similar work in which opportunities for demonstrating supervisory capabilities exist; by completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments; or by favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.

Substitutions Allowed

1. Excess Specialized Experience may be substituted for Medical Records Experience.
2. Successful completion of a health information technology program of less than two years duration at a post-secondary institution accredited by the American Health Information Management Association may be substituted for the Specialized Experience on a month-for-month basis.

Compensation for this position includes a shortage differential.
Updated 2/6/2025

Salary : $51,336 - $54,936