Medical Records Technician (MRT) - Notional

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*Position contingent upon successful contract award.

Location

TBD

Clearance Level

T2 - Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT)

Primary Function

A Medical Records Technician (MRT), also known as a Health Information Technician or Medical Records Specialist, is a healthcare professional responsible for managing patient health information. Their core duties include organizing, analyzing, coding, and maintaining patient medical records in both manual and digital formats, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations. MRTs do not provide direct patient care but are crucial for smooth healthcare operations by ensuring records are complete, confidential, and readily available to providers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assembling patient records, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and proper sequence.
• Assigning codes (such as ICD-10, CPT) to diagnoses and treatments for billing and statistical purposes.
• Inputting patient data into Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
• Reviewing and extracting relevant data from patient records for various uses.
• Adhering to privacy laws like HIPAA and maintaining the confidentiality of patient information.
• Serving as a liaison between healthcare providers, billing offices, and insurance companies.
• Preparing statistical reports from summarized health information.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Other duties and projects assigned.

Job Requirements

• A strong understanding of medical terms to accurately record information.
• Skills in using computer systems and various software applications for data management and coding.
• Attention to Detail: Crucial for ensuring the accuracy of sensitive medical information.
• Ethical Integrity: Upholding the confidentiality of patient data.
• Must be a US citizen or permanent resident, residing in the US for 3 years of the past 5 years.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• CPR or BLS certification.
• Must be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, be organized, and have excellent verbal and communication skills.
• Must be able to perform duties in a stressful and high paced environment without physical limitations.
• Ability to adapt to sudden changes and flexibility in work requirements to include potential shift changes based on operational needs and/or command priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual (English/Spanish or other relevant languages) preferred.
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT): Offered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) for associate degree holders.
• Certified Coding Associate (CCA) or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS): Also offered by AHIMA, these focus specifically on coding skills.
• Has undergone a federal investigation at the level of Tier 2 or higher; has been granted favorable suitability/eligibility and has not had a break in service for more than 24 months.
• DHS or ICE detention center experience.

Physical Requirements and Work Conditions

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
• Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to ascend/descend stairs.
• Visual acuity required to complete paperwork and computer work.
• Work is performed in a secure detention facility.
• May require evening, weekend, or on-call hours.
• Exposure to emotionally challenging situations.

Acuity International is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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