Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Mission Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Mission Regional Medical Center is a 297-bed, non-profit hospital that provides inpatient and outpatient hospital services to the people of the Rio Grande Valley. Rated one of the top hospitals in the country for clinical excellence in many services including maternity and orthopedic care, Mission Regional Medical Center has been offering quality healthcare, close to home, for over 60 years. For more information visit www.missionrmc.org.

HIM TECH III (Release of Information Clerk) is the (Hospitals) designated contact for requests for release of patient health information (including the patients legal medical record and fetal monitor strips). This position is responsible for accepting all requests for patient health information (such as patient access, third party requests, physicians or medical facilities for continuity of care, subpoenas, warrants, mortuaries), and responding to each within the mandated timeframes. Maintain knowledge of the Federal HIPAA regulations, state Consent and Release of Information Laws, and (Hospitals) Policies and Procedures. Assures all release of information activities are in compliance with each of these regulatory guidelines. Additionally, completes all job duties following HIPAAs guideline for release of the minimum protected health information necessary to those who have the right and on a need to know basis. Ensures accurate billing practices as defined by (Hospitals) Policies and Procedures, recording of payments, and submission of payments for deposit. Processes and keeps accurate records of all release of information transactions, for ease of retrieval in response to requests for accounting of disclosures. Assist in backing-up HIM Tech I II and other assigned duties as needed.

Education and Work Experience

1. Minimum one year HIM experience in acute care setting required.
2. Minimum six months direct release of information duties required.
3. Accurate alphabetic, numeric, and/or terminal-digit filing skills.
4. Working knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
5. Knowledge of the State and Federal Regulatory requirements for medical staff documentation preferred.
6. Computer data entry with 10-key preferred, with accurate typing speed of 35 wpm preferred.
7. High School diploma or equivalent.
8. Completion of a medical terminology course preferred.
9. Training in state Consent Law and HIPAA Privacy/Security highly desired 1 0. Attendance in health information management program with certificate of completion preferred