Find Jobs
Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location
Health Information Tech | 40 hours per week | HIM
Career Insights for Health Technician / Technologist (Other)
See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.
Scorecard
Based on Iowa data
Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?
What they do
A Health Technician or Technologist (Other) performs medical tests and operates diagnostic equipment. May specialize working in mental health, emergency medicine, occupational health, or in a medical laboratory.
$41,977 / year median in Iowa
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Minimum Hiring Wage:
From $18.89 per hour
Job Details:
Monday - Friday (days) A Brief Overview Compile, process, maintain, and release patient health information (medical records) of health system patients in a manner consistent with administrative, legal, and regulatory requirements of the health care system. Process, maintain, compile, and report patient information for health data requirements and regulatory standards. What you will do Compiles, audits, and maintains patients' protected health information for completeness and accuracy within the patient medical record. Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained. Release of information according to governmental regulation and health system policies and procedures. Receive and screen telephone calls. Perform data entry and data retrieval services, providing data for inclusion in medical records and for transmission to physicians. Plan, develop, maintain and operationalize a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, retrieve, and analyze information. Prepare statistical reports, narrative reports, correspondence and graphic presentations of information such as birth certificate registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, or other users. Recommends improvement to health information management processes
Qualifications:
H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) (required) HIM degree from an accredited college (preferred) 1-3 years Personal computer experience (required) 1-3 years Microsoft Office experience (preferred) 1-3 years Healthcare experience (preferred) Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) (United States of America) (preferred) or Certified Medical Assistant American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) (United States of America) (preferred)
Benefits:
We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes: Competitive base pay Matching retirement programs Health, Dental and Vision plans Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D Paid time off (PTO) Education Assistance Program Employee Assistance Program Employee Referral Bonus Program Discounted cafeteria meals Paid Parental Leave Employee Service Recognition program Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Professional Development
- Other Retirement and Savings
- Health and Wellness Programs