What are the responsibilities and job description for the Document Imaging Technician position at UT Health Science Center at San Antonio?
Job Summary:
Under direct supervision, responsible for assisting with the screening and evaluation of clinical documents submitted for scanning. Facilitates and completes the preparation, scanning and indexing of all patient information.
Job Duties:
- Prepares, scans, and indexes paper documents for accurately filing to the patient’s electronic health record.
- Ensures all received clinical documents are accurately imaged and validated to patient’s identification.
- Identifies all documents readied for scanning process prior to performing the imaging process.
- Ensures the appropriate patient and related documents are attached and matched prior to scan.
- Prepares paper medical records and single clinical documents for document imaging to include patient look up for medical record number, removing staples and clips, repairing torn documents, and tracking all received documents/records for scanning in an assigned format.
- Indexes scanned documents by entering brief and concise description and ensures appropriate document type selection as designated by department rules.
- Ensures all imaged clinical documents are bundled and boxed with clinic identification and imaged date(s) in preparation for destruction.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
Education:
A high school diploma or GED is required.
Experience:
One (1) year of related experience is required.