Job description

Willow Point is seeking to hire a Health Information Technician. This is a technical position involving assembling, analyzing, maintaining and retrieving patients' medical records (including dental, laboratory, and surgical records) as well as in the development and maintenance of a health care facility medical records system.

Routine Activities:

• Codes, cross-indexes and verifies diseases according to established nomenclature and classification systems
• Prepares periodic and statistical reports such as vital statistics, analyses of facility bed utilization, resident/patient services rendered, diseases treated), and other related records;
• Selects and compiles medical, and other data for use in preparation of special registers, indexes, analyses and reports
• Assists facility staff in retrieving data for research, diagnostic or teaching purposes
• Retrieves, abstracts, selects, tabulates and prepares data from patients' charts in appropriate form as requested by authorized personnel
• Reviews records to insure completeness, compliance and procedural requirements, use of accepted nomenclature, internal consistency and correlation of pathologic, radiologic and consultative diagnosis with final diagnosis
• Submits records for Medicare and reconsideration
• Assists in requisitioning supplies and equipment for the medical records department and maintains inventory of medical, pharmacy, and business forms
• Serves on various committees relating to medical records and may prepare meeting minutes; Logs receipts of various documents
• May participate in the operation of computer, microfilm and microfiche equipment related to medical records processing
• May take medical records to court in response to subpoenas.

Qualifications:

A. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate's Degree in health information technology or medical records technology and must be RHIT/ART eligible; OR

B) Certification as a Registered Health Information Technician.

Must be COVID vaccinated.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $16.32 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Vestal, NY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Medical records: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Registered Health Information Technician Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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