What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Information Technician position at Lincoln Surgical Hospital?
Lincoln Surgical Hospital is an innovative healthcare leader in providing exceptional surgical services for our patients. Our dedicated physicians and staff strive to achieve optimal surgical outcomes in a patient-focused atmosphere.
Hours: Full-time, 60 hours per pay period (2 weeks), Monday Friday, 11 am - 5:30 pm.
Job duties include but are not limited to:
- Ensure the quality of medical records by verifying their completeness, accuracy, and proper data entry.
- Maintain and operate a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, and analyze information.
- Scan records into EMR according to department policy.
- Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.
- Release information to persons and agencies according to regulations.
- Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
- Audit clinical records for proper content of necessary chart requirements and to ensure that clinical documentation meets minimum documentation standards.
- Has a firm understanding of medical records policies, regulations and practice.
- High school diploma or GED, or at least one month if related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Previous medical records experience preferred.
Lincoln Surgical Hospital has a competitive benefits package to include:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401k with a company match
- Uniform Reimbursement
- Short and Long Term Disability
- 24/7 Wellness Center
