Health Record and Information Technician PACE

City/State

Norfolk VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

Sentara Pace is seeking to hire a qualified individual to join our team as a Health Record and Information Technician.

Position Status: Full Time - Day Shift

Position Location: Norfolk VA

We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives and benefits.

Overview

The Health Record and Information Technician is responsible for the interpretation and preparation of all documents for precision scanning into the electronic medical record with strict attention to maintaining patientconfidentiality guidelines for safeguarding patient medical information. This role is required to work within many different computer environments to

track scan identify validate and access medical records. The Health Record and Information Technician I is responsible for maintaining data and statistics to support functions within the department and for the needs of patients providers and other applicable entities.

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (required)

Experience

• 1-year experience in Health Information Services (required)

Key Responsibilities

Health Information Management & Record Processing

• Retrieve assemble and analyze medical records for completeness accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Maintain electronic health record (EHR) systems by scanning indexing and validating documents in appropriate patient charts.
• Review provider documentation for required signatures dates and authentication.
• Process record requests ensuring compliance with HIPAA and organizational policies regarding release of information.

Data Quality & Integrity

• Verify accuracy of patient demographic and encounter data in EHR and health information systems.
• Conduct quality checks on scanned and uploaded documents to ensure legibility correct patient matching and completeness.
• Assist with chart audits and data validation for internal quality coding and compliance reviews.
• Support updates to patient information to maintain consistent data integrity across clinical billing and reporting systems.

Confidentiality Security & Compliance

• Maintain strict confidentiality of patient health information in accordance with HIPAA and internal privacy policies.
• Report any potential breaches discrepancies or security issues to the appropriate compliance or privacy officer.

Customer Service & Communication

• Provide courteous and timely responses to internal and external requests for patient information.
• Collaborate with physicians nurses coders and other healthcare staff to resolve documentation or record-related issues.
• Communicate effectively with release-of-information vendors legal representatives and external agencies as needed.

Other Requirements

• Good hand-eye coordination and the ability to meet process document standards as set.
  Ability to focus on detailedprocesses and validate accuracy of others.

Benefits : Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include:

• Medical Dental Vision plans
• Paid Time Off Paid Sick Leave Paid Parental Leave and Emergency Caregiver Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Paydown programs
• 401k/403B 401a plans
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Work Perks

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We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $19.76 - $30.05 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role such as shift differentials on-call pay overtime shift premiums extra-shift incentives or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications experience location market conditions and business needs. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental vision life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation sick time and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

Medical Dental Vision plans

Adoption Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10000

Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave

Emergency Backup Care

Long-Term Short-Term Disability and Critical Illness plans

Life Insurance

401k/403B with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance $5250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education

Student Debt Pay Down $10000

Pet Insurance
Legal Resources Plan
Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus ifestablished system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-member workforce. Diversity inclusion and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission to improve health every day this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Required Experience:

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