Health Records Technician 2

Health Records Technician 2 (HRT2) for the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) located in Gig Harbor, Washington.

• Manage all Public Disclosure requests involving medical records for active or recently released patients of WCCW
• Ensure disclosure of requests is appropriate and the release of information is on record
• Extracting requested information and ensuring accuracy of information to requested documentation
• Check the validity of the record request
• Correctly compute a charge for the requested records as appropriate
• Maintain the public disclosure log
• Ensure records are archived according to policy
• Schedule and coordinate management of medical records for all patients currently housed at WCCW
• Audit medical charts
• Maintain signature sheets
• Filing and re-filing medical charts
• Pulling charts for appointments
• Creating new charts
• Performing quality checks on incoming loose filing
• Preparing release of information for providers
• Combining previous volumes into one usable chart
• Supervise and evaluate medical records office staff
• Manage and direct operations and performance of medical records staff
• Review and complete position descriptions (PD's) as well as review/evaluate/complete performance and development plans annually
• Conduct monthly supervisory conferences with records staff
• Recommend hiring of staff, establish job performance standards, evaluate job performance and take corrective action if performance is not to expectation
• Assigns training as needed for health records, work schedules and duties
• Provides guidance and assistance to health records staff
• Provide information as the facility subject matter expert on management of WCCW health records
• Advise and counsel health service management and staff in health information and infomatics according to DOC policy
• Provide training to staff
• Disseminate information from headquarters records staff to WCCW
• Participate in facility Continuous Quality Improvement (CQIP) efforts and the application of LEAN principles to the WCCW health services operations
• Other duties as assigned

• Certification by the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
• Two years of experience in a Health Information Management (medical records) office, office management, healthcare privacy office, compliance office or closely related area
• Valid driver license

• Health insurance
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation
• Retirement plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Dependent care assistance
• Deferred compensation

The Department of Corrections is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Health Records Technician 2 (HRT2) for the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) located in Gig Harbor, Washington.