Health Information Management Technician

Onsite in Texarkana, TX, 75501 - Monday
-Friday Contract Role until Dec 2026 with Possible Extension

Required Education Level: High School Diploma

MUST have experience working in MS Excel as there will be quite a bit of data entry into spreadsheets.

Birth Certificates are typed and completed in a timely and accurate manner, assists the unit clerk to maintain efficient operation of nursing unit by assessing and maintaining supplies, promoting effective communication, both external and internal, accurate transcription and transmission of physician orders through order management system.

• Maintains consistency with Administrative and Departmental policies with appropriate behavior, dress, attitude, attendance, confidentiality, professionalism, and reliability
• Assists patient in completing the birth certificate worksheet; processes information into Birth Certificate Manager Program
• Produces birth certificate and acquires appropriate signatures on certificates, verifies information for accuracy
• Transmits birth certificates to Austin and delivers transmitted and completed certificates to security for delivery to City Hall
• Serves as an information liaison for nurses, physicians, nursing units, family members and other departments as necessary
• Assists Unit Clerk in maintaining the procedure log book to assure all patients admitted to the department will be entered appropriately
• Assists with the transportation of laboratory and pathology specimens and x-rays to radiology
• Assists with admits and discharges of patients; makes up and breaks down charts as needed
• Assists patient in completing the birth certificate worksheet; processes information into Birth Certificate Manager Program
  - Does this involve them entering the patient room? NO - they will strictly be working on the Medical Record Purge Project in the HIM Dept. No patient contact at all.
• Assists Unit Clerk in maintaining the procedure log book to assure all patients admitted to the department will be entered appropriately- does this require previous exp as a unit clerk? NO - no unit clerk work at all.
• Assists with admits and discharges of patients; makes up and breaks down charts as needed
  - Does this require discharge planning experience? NO - not at all.

NOTE:

MUST have experience working in MS Excel as there will be quite a bit of data entry into spreadsheets. Familiarity with Hospital EMRs a plus, but not required.