Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Job Title: 

Birth Registrar-Health Information Management 

Employment Type: 

Full-time 

Shift: 

Day 

(SUMMARY) Position Highlights: 

• Competitive pay 

• Additional Benefits: tuition reimbursement, free parking, employee discounts 

• Quality of Life: Flexible work schedules 

• Advancement:  professional growth within the organization 

• Location: Holy Cross Health has two hospitals and four healthcare centers all a short driving distance from Washington DC and Baltimore, MD 

Description: 

• PRN 

• Reporting to the Manager of Health Information Management 

• Obtains information regarding mothers/babies by utilizing the L&D log and birth certificate worksheets completed by the mother and her physician.  Uses this information to complete the electronic birth certificate according to the guidelines of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.  

Responsibilities:  

• Expedites the completion of the physicians’ worksheet by accounting for all missing certificates, checking for worksheets on the chart and coordinating the completion with the Incomplete Record Area in the Medical Records Department.   

• Downloads data onto diskettes and prints and verifies birth certificates for the Division of Vital Records in the required 72-hour reporting period.   

• Maintains the confidential nature of the information gathered during the birth registration process. 

 

What you will need: 

Required: 

• High school graduate or equivalent required. 

• Minimum of 6 months experience with the completion, filing and submission of birth/death certificates. 

• Knowledge and understanding of medical terminology. 

• Minimum of 6 months' experience in a medical records department; experience with medical record review processes required.   

• Ability to speak, read and write in fluent English. 

• Demonstrated proficiency with a word processor. 

• Good organizational and analytical skills. 

• Typing skills required 

$17.65- $23.85

Pay is based on experience, skills and education.  Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

 

About us: 

Holy Cross Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system that serves more than 240,000 individuals each year from Maryland's two largest counties — Montgomery and Prince George's counties. Holy Cross Health earns numerous national awards, clinical designations and accreditations across a wide range of specialties for providing innovative, high-quality health care services. 
 

Holy Cross Hospital has received the award and achievement of being one of Healthgrades 2021 America’s 100 Best Hospitals. 

 

Holy Cross Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.   

Qualified applicants are cons