Health Information Technician - per diem

Health Information Technician 3

University of Washington Medical Center - MONTLAKE - RADIOLOGY-SUPPORT has an outstanding opportunity for a Health Information Technician
3. This position is responsible for providing radiology images, service, and information to hospital staff, patients, and outside facilities including law enforcement and attorneys. Maintain confidentiality adhering to UWMC policies and procedures with strict attention to accuracy and detail. Work independently preventing and resolving complex problems in coordinating the availability of images and information. Communicates potential and unresolved problems to supervisor or lead in charge.

Maintain statistical data and logs for budget expenditures. Extensive training and knowledge of the various radiology exams and anatomy is necessary as well as good interpersonal skills. Facilitate and communicate corrections of patient-related information to appropriate areas.

Primary

Job Responsibilities:

• Receive, register, and create folder for images received from outside sources into RIS/Imagecast for tracking purposes.
• Digitize any selected outside films for long-term availability on PACS.
• Provide UWMC images/films to outside sources assuring that a legal signed release is completed and documentation of where images are loaned.
• Scan completed releases into retained dept. records. In legal cases interface with law enforcement & attorneys and assure proper procedures are followed.
• Provide images, schedule, and bill for copies or burn images onto CD's at no cost to patient.
• Utilize and expedite delivery of images to requested sources via Fed-ex, Shuttle, US Mail, or hand delivery by patient or courier.
• Serve as a primary contact person to provide accurate information regarding policies and procedures for Radiology Records and related computer system such as PACS/RIS.
• Investigate incomplete/in-accurate cases ordered for proper action such as release paper works.
• Import outside CD, images using TeleRAD, lifeIMAGE, BEAM and eMix.
• Transfer/Import images including scheduling in RIS and merging in PACS.
• Answer phone calls. Handle technical and medical information in a variety of formats electronic/paper including basic trouble shooting of RIS/PACS and related computer system issues.
• Act as Acting Lead when the Lead is on leaves.
• Coordinate research requests from outside agencies and internal departments to access patient records.
• Prepare and send requested patient images following appropriate and complete format.
• Assist in orienting and training new Physicians/Nurses/new staff regarding Radiology workflow.
• Perform basic trouble shooting of RIS, PACS and other related Radiology computer system.
• Interact with Law enforcement Officials and attorneys regarding release of information.
• Respond to patient questions following a variety of Radiology work procedures and methods including transfer of images via PACS and PACSCUBE.
• Understand and adheres to the National Patient Safety goals and described yearly by the Joint Commission.

Required Position

Qualifications:

Completion of a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) program AND eligible for registration as an RHIT AND one year of experience in health information management OR equivalent education/experience.

About UW Medical Center-Montlake: UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses:
Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances. The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit's light rail station across the street.

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