Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under general supervision and following applicable laws and statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts provide prenatal statistical information on all newborn infants and their parents.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:
- Maintain HIPAA compliance with patient records and personal health information.
- Ensures that all necessary information is collected, accurately transcribed, completed, and filed with the local registrar using VIP.
- Monitors completed birth certificates to ensure data is released to the State within the established time frame after the patient has been discharged.
- Completes monthly query reports from the Department of Public Health.
- Strive to meet productivity targets established by the Director of HIM and state requirements for entering and releasing the birth record. Maintain a daily productivity log and submit it weekly to the HIM Manager to ensure staffing levels match workload requirements.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION:
High school diploma or equivalent required. An associate degree in a healthcare-related field or equivalent work experience is preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
1-3 years of experience as a birth registrar or working in a Health Information Services Department
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- Ability to abstract data from medical records
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Accurate typing skills at 35 wpm or better
- Data entry with 98% accuracy required.
- Computer skills, including proficiency with EPIC, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, e-faxing, and other computer software programs.
- Excellent communication skills and conflict resolution abilities.
- Good written communication, organizational skills, and detailed oriented.
- Ability to act professionally to advise and instruct and effectively and diplomatically work with physicians, patients, and all hospital personnel while ensuring patient data is kept confidential.
- One must be able to work by oneself and use independent judgment.
- Ability to speak, read, and write in fluent English.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish/Haitian Creole) is strongly preferred.
Job Tags
Work experience placement, Local area,