• Patient Info Specialist - Health Information

    Hawaii Pacific Health (Lihue, HI)


    Founded in 1938, Wilcox Medical Center is a not-for-profit medical center dedicated to providing the Kaua‘i community with accessible quality health care. The largest medical center on Kaua‘i, it is a state-of-the-art acute care facility with a full suite of services offering 30 specialties and programs, including cardiology, emergency, family practice, gastroenterology, health management, internal medicine, neurology, OB-GYN, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics and urology. Its 18-bed emergency department serves as the island’s Primary Stroke Center. The medical center also has four birthing suites, seven intensive care beds and 20 same-day surgery beds. Wilcox is the first American College of Surgeons-verified Level III Trauma Center in the state of Hawai‘i. Wilcox is part of Hawai‘i Pacific Health, one of the state’s leading health care systems and a not-for-profit health care organization with medical centers, clinics, physicians and other caregivers working together to create a healthier Hawai‘i.

     

    Health Information Services (HIS) processes patient medical records and releases health information to patients, physicians, and other outside facilities for treatment, payment, or review. HIS is the custodian and gatekeeper for privacy of the organization’s medical records and also generates the coding procedures for data collection, research, and reimbursement. With the widespread computerization of health records and other information sources, including hospital administration functions and health human resources information, health informatics and health information technology are being increasingly used in the health care sector.

     

    As a Patient Information Specialist, you will help to ensure that Wilcox Memorial Hospital maintains the highest standards of excellence, security and privacy in the management of our patient records. You will be responsible for processing and releasing patient information. We are looking for someone highly organized and meticulous who pays attention to detail and protocol, can manage and structure complex information systems and shares our commitment to delivering the highest quality health care to Hawai‘i’s people.

     

    **Location:** Wilcox Medical Center

    **Work Schedule:** Day - 8 Hours

    **Work Type:** Full Time Regular

    **FTE:** 1.000000

    **Bargaining Unit:** ILWU

    **Exempt:** No

    **Req ID** 31456

    **Pay Range:** 22.37 - 24.85 USD per hour

    **Category:** Health Information Management

    **Minimum Qualifications:** High School or equivalent. One (1) to three (3) years of experience, training or exposure to medical terminology or practice. External customer/public interaction.

    **Preferred Qualifications:** In depth clinic and hospital medical record review and release experience or training.

     

    EOE/AA/Disabled/Vets

     

    Hawai‘i Pacific Health offers a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package that includes pay and benefits. Rate of pay for selected candidates will be determined by various factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, relevant experience and training, as well as internal peer equity.