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Medical Records Technician (RHIT)

Medica Talent Group • Full-time • Los Angeles, CA, US • $23 - $26 / hour • 16h ago

Health Information Technician – Full-time, Temporary Opportunity!

Location: El Monte, CA 91733 (Onsite)
Schedule: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Hourly Rate: $23 – $26 (DOE)

Term: Temporary - 4 months with possible extension

Qualifications:

1. High School Diploma
2. AHIMA Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) is preferred
3. Minimum of one year of experience in medical records processing
4. At least one year of experience with Unit Record System. EPIC preferred.
5. Intermediate computer skills

Essential Job Duties

Plan, develop, maintain, and operate a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store and analyze information.
2. Retrieves and prepares patient medical records by scanning, indexing, and validating information
3. Reviews daily medical records for record integrity, accuracy and completeness
4. Queries multiple electronic systems to locate requested information. Understands chart organization and content external requirements related to chart documentation and privacy.
5. Files pertinent documents into electronic health record systems on a daily basis
6. Analyzes and monitors deficient records, follows up with specialty offices for deficient reports, and compiles deficiency statistics as required
7. Maintains medical records systems and ensures reports and other medical records documents requiring signature are available for the physician review
8. Provides medical record information by answering questions and requests of patients, hospital staff, law firms, insurance companies, and government agencies.
9. Ensures medical record availability, integrity, and quality of medical record information
10. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
11. Release of information (ROI) to customers and patients, data integrity analysis and resolution (e.g., duplicate MRNs), analyzing and reassigning deficiencies when physicians are not assigned to the correct record deficiency, and assigning physician suspensions
. 12. Depending on the area assigned, may specialize in one or more clerical functions, such as coordination of record requests, image scanning, and quality auditing.
13. Participates in quality reviews. 14. Performs similar, comparable, or related duties as required