Job Title: HIM Technician
Location: Austin TX 78723
Duration: 3 Months (Potential Extension)
Shift Timing: 7AM 3:30PM
Responsibilities:
- Composes types and transcribes correspondence forms reports presentation materials and other written communications as required.
- Routes written communications as appropriate.
- Communicate with others in person telephone and/or email.
- May receive and screen visitors and handle general inquiries.
- Assists with preparing for and facilitating meetings conferences programs and/or special events.
- Establishes and maintains filing systems.
- Orders and stocks supply.
- Determines work priorities assigns and schedules workload for the department.
- Develops and refines clerical policies and procedures.
- Trains support personnel in new procedures and new employees on duties to be performed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- May be required to be oncall
Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED.
- One (1) year of related work experience is required.
Physical Requirements:
- See read and/or operate computers telephones office equipment documents labels including manipulating paper requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
- Remain sitting standing or walking for long periods of time to perform work on a computer telephone or other equipment.
- Frequent interactions with associates patient care providers patients and visitors that require associates to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information alarms needs and issues quickly and accurately particularly during emergency situations.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care accessing needed information banding patients etc.
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment including heavy items (over 5 lbs.).