Health Information Technician
Pay: $18.52 per hour (Weekly Pay)
Location: Orient, OH 43146
Schedule Details: Monday - Friday | 8 AM - 4 PM
Job Description
We are seeking a Health Information Specialist to support a correctional institution for the State of Ohio, responsible for maintaining accurate and organized medical records in a secure and regulated environment.
This role includes compiling, reviewing, and managing health information, preparing reports, and ensuring all documentation meets compliance and confidentiality standards. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, able to handle sensitive information with discretion, and capable of working collaboratively with multiple departments to support efficient records management.
Job Responsibilities
- Compiles health information (e.g., reviews, catalogs & checks medical reports for completeness
- Organizes medical reports for placement in files
- Reviews charts to ensure all reports & signatures are present)
- Types health information forms (e.g., prepares charts for new admissions
- Fills out forms
- Prepares requests for specific reports or certificates
- Compiles & types statistical reports such as daily & monthly census, Medicaid days, admissions, discharges, or length of stay
- Files reports into health information records, records information in logs & files & retrieves health information records in filing system.
- Provides information from health information records after determining appropriateness of request.
- Coordinates with other departments concerning health information records procedures.
Required Knowledge
- Knowledge of health information technology
- JCAH & Medicare/Medicaid regulations governing medical record keeping
- Requirements governing confidentiality of patient information
- Medical terminology
- Skill in use of typewriter &/or word processor & calculator
- Ability to deal with problems involving few variables within familiar context
- Write routine business letters, evaluations or records following standard procedures
- Proofread medical reports & recognize errors
- Recognize when medical records information is missing
- Gather collate & classify information about data, people or things
Required Qualifications
- Highschool Diploma
- 1 Year Experience
- Active Ohio Medical License
- 3 courses or 9 mos. exp. in records management
- 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in medical terminology
- 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in typing.
- CPR Certification
- COVID Vaccine Card or Declination Form
Pay: $18.52 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- What is the best email to reach you?
- What is the pay rate you are seeking to receive (per hour)?
License/Certification:
- CPR Certification (Required)
Location:
- Orient, OH 43146 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
