At Hilo Medical Center, a nationally-recognized "Top Performing" hospital, the Health Information Technician is a valuable member of our team. This position independently performs paraprofessional functions in the unit that includes releasing patient information contained in the medical records to authorized parties, including taking records to court, reviews all records for completeness and accuracy according to established standards and guidelines and performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications: To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements. Please note that unless specifically indicated, the required education and experiences may not be gained concurrently. In addition, qualifying work experience is credited based on a 40-hour workweek.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Medical Records Experience: Two (2) years experience in a health information management department of a hospital or allied medical care facility, or in an allied health or medical program (e.g., nursing unit, admissions dept., clinic, etc.), which included such duties as filing medical records, posting data onto medical records, cross-indexing data, compiling numerical data from medical records or reports, typing/transcribing medical reports, and work of a comparable nature. The experience must have demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology, office practices and procedures pertinent to medical records processing and maintenance, common office appliances and equipment; and the ability to perform arithmetic computations, follow oral and written instructions, operate various kinds of office equipment and deal tactfully and effectively with others.
Specialized Experience: One (1) year of experience in a health information management department of a hospital or allied medical care facility which involved the performance of paraprofessional health information management work requiring knowledge of the nature and uses of medical records, medical terminology and established health information management classification, coding, filing and indexing systems, and the ability to analyze and file medical records and prepare reports and summaries from medical records.

Substitutions Allowed:

1. Excess Specialized Experience may be substituted for Medical Records Experience.
2. Successful completion of an associate degree in a health information technology program (HIT) accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information management Education (CAHIIM) or recognized by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), may be substituted for all of the requirements for two (2) years of medical records experience.
3. Successful completion of an associate degree in a health information technology program (HIT) in a foreign country whose professional association has an agreement of reciprocity with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) may be substituted for two (2) years of medical records experience.
4. Successful completion of the correspondence course or the AHIMA Independent Study Programs in health information technology (HIT) and an associate’s degree from an accredited college may be substituted for two (2) years of medical records experience.
5. Successful completion of a health information technology program of less than two years duration at a post-secondary institution accredited by the American Health Information Management Association may be substituted for the Specialized Experience on a month-for-month basis.
6. Possession of a current Registered Health Information Technicians (RHIT) certificate received through successful qualification on the national accreditation examination administered by the American Health Information Management Association may be substituted for all of the requirements.