Health Information Technician Job Hilo area,Hawaii USA,Healthcare

Job Description

Join a dedicated healthcare team where your work directly supports patient care, compliance, and the integrity of medical records. As a Health Information Technician, you will play a vital role in ensuring accurate, secure, and timely access to patient information—supporting providers, patients, and the broader healthcare system. Your attention to detail and commitment to confidentiality will help maintain the highest standards of care and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Review medical records for completeness and accuracy, ensuring compliance with established standards and regulatory requirements
Process and fulfill requests for release of patient information, ensuring proper authorization and adherence to privacy laws (HIPAA and applicable state/federal regulations)
Provide customer service to patients, providers, attorneys, and agencies requesting medical records, including in-person and phone interactions
Prepare records for legal proceedings, including subpoenas and court cases, and assist with documentation or testimony as needed
Maintain accurate tracking and documentation of all record requests and correspondence within hospital systems
Assist with vital statistics processes, including preparing and submitting birth certificates and related documentation

Required Qualifications

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements. Please note that unless specifically indicated, the required education and experiences may not be gained concurrently. In addition, qualifying work experience is credited based on a 40-hour workweek.

Education
:
High school diploma or equivalent.

Medical Records

Experience:

Two (2) years experience in a health information management department of a hospital or allied medical care facility, or in an allied health or medical program (e.g., nursing unit, admissions dept., clinic, etc.), which included such duties as filing medical records, posting data onto medical records, cross-indexing data, compiling numerical data from medical records or reports, typing/transcribing medical reports, and work of a comparable nature.

Substitutions Allowed:

Excess Specialized Experience may be substituted for Medical Records Experience.

Successful completion of an associate degree in a health information technology program (HIT) accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information management Education (CAHIIM) or recognized by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), may be substituted for all of the requirements for two (2) years of medical records experience.

Successful completion of an associate degree in a health information technology program (HIT) in a foreign country whose professional association has an agreement of reciprocity with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) may be substituted for two (2) years of medical records experience.

Successful completion of the correspondence course or the AHIMA Independent Study Programs in health information technology (HIT) and an associate’s degree from an accredited college may be substituted for two (2) years of medical records experience.

Possession of a current Registered Health Information Technicians (RHIT) certificate received through successful qualification on the national accreditation examination administered by the American Health Information Management Association may be substituted for all of the requirements.

Company Description

As the Big Island’s leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, the East Hawaii Region of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), consisting of Hilo Benioff Medical Center, Honoka'a Hospital, Ka′u Hospital, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, East Hawaii Medical Group and…