Medical Records Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Medical Records Technician (MRT)

Location : El Paso, TX

Full Time

Essential Healthcare Solutions is seeking qualified Medical Records Technicians (MRT), also known as Health Information Technicians or Medical Records Specialists, to join our growing team. We are looking for healthcare professionals responsible for managing patient health information. Their core duties include organizing, analyzing, coding, and maintaining patient medical records in both manual and digital formats, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations. MRTs do not provide direct patient care, but they are crucial for smooth healthcare operations by ensuring that records are complete, confidential, and readily available to providers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assembling patient records, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and proper sequence.
• Assigning codes (such as ICD-10, CPT) to diagnoses and treatments for billing and statistical purposes.
• Inputting patient data into Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
• Reviewing and extracting relevant data from patient records for various uses.
• Adhering to privacy laws like HIPAA and maintaining the confidentiality of patient information.
• Serving as a liaison between healthcare providers, billing offices, and insurance companies.
• Preparing statistical reports from summarized health information.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Other duties and projects assigned

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

favorable suitability / eligibility and has not had a break in service for more than 24 months.

Physical Requirements and Work Conditions

Work Hours : Available Shifts (7 am – 4 pm; 4 pm – 12 am; 12 am – 7 am)

Salary : $20 / hr.

Essential HealthCare Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer -

We are an Equal Employment / Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Accommodation requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to by Human Resources.