Health Information Tech - Medical Transcription

Overview

Department: Medical Transcription

Schedule: Full Time, Days

Facility: Central Maine Medical Center

Location: Lewiston, Maine, 04240

 

Central Maine Healthcare (CMH), a member of Prime Healthcare Foundation, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving approximately 400,000 residents across central, western, and midcoast Maine through a network of more than 40 primary and specialty care locations. The system includes Central Maine Medical Center  (CMMC) in Lewiston, a 250-bed, not-for-profit regional referral hospital that is home to the region's only Cancer Care Center, an orthopedic ambulatory surgery center, and the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute. CMMC also serves as the central Maine base for LifeFlight of Maine, the state's only medical helicopter service.

 

CMH also includes Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, two 25-bed critical access hospitals that provide essential care to Maine's rural communities.

 

As part of its commitment to healthcare education and workforce development, CMH is home to the Maine College of Health Professions, Maine's first nursing and medical imaging school. The private, not-for-profit institution is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and plays an important role in training the next generation of healthcare professionals.

 

To learn more, visit www.cmhc.org.

Responsibilities

The Health Information Tech I, is responsible for securing and maintaining the patient’s health record upon discharge from the hospital.  This position verifies and ensures receipt of all patient records, and assembles the documentation into the legal medical record.  All loose reports the Health Information Services department receives, including transcribed reports, are patient identified and filed into the legal medical record, as appropriate.  Medical records are pulled for authorized requests, and filed in terminal-digit order, while accurately maintaining the chart tracking system and ensuring ease of retrieval.  The Tech I position will review medical staff documentation in the Emergency Room record to verify the completeness of the documentation, and assign any deficiencies to the responsible medical staff member for completion.  Customer Service is integral to the position as the Tech I is also responsible for answering telephone calls and assisting visitors (including but not limited to physicians, patients and their family members), while maintaining confidentiality.

Qualifications

1.   Experience with accurate alphabetic and numeric filing; preferred.

2.  One year hospital experience; preferred.

3.  Knowledge of terminal digit filing and medical terminology; preferred.

4.  Computer data entry with 10-key, with accurate typing speed of 35 wpm; preferred.

5.  High School Diploma or equivalent.

6.  Completion of a medical terminology course; preferred.

7.  Background in business and office training; preferred.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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