The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Aetna is hiring a Health Information Technician in Corpus Christi, TX.

• Role description

  A Health Information Technician at Aetna carries a stethoscope and a steadier presence into every room across Corpus Christi, TX. Bring 7 years to this TX Health Information Technician job and Aetna answers with $70,000 - $107,000 and a runway that keeps unrolling.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Float between triage and treatment as census swings across the Corpus Christi, TX shift
  • Support telehealth visits and remote patient monitoring as needed
  • Monitor telemetry for arrhythmias, calling rhythm changes the moment they appear on the strip
  • Set IV lines on tough sticks others gave up on, sparing the patient a third attempt
  • Stabilize trauma arrivals at Corpus Christi, TX, working the primary survey while the team assembles

  What You'll Bring

  • Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
  • An eye for the agile detail that separates fine from finished
  • Hands-on healthcare experience that holds up to follow-up questions
  • The kind of curiosity that reads the docs before asking
  • The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
  • The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire

  Aetna is the purpose-soaked company healthcare professionals across TX reach for when the cheap option finally breaks. New hires ship something real in week one, because we'd rather you learn by doing.

  Our Aetna offer is built to keep you: $70,000 - $107,000, coaching, benefits, and hours that flex around the TX life you want.

  Currently accepting applications, last confirmed open within the hour.

  Apply now and a real person from Aetna will get back to you, not an autoresponder.

• Required skills

  • Infection Control
  • Registered Nurse License
  • Trauma Care
  • Medication Reconciliation
  • Cerner
  • Oxygen Therapy
  • Sterile Technique
  • Medical Terminology
  • Adaptability
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving

• Benefits & perks

  • International assignment opportunities
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Open and transparent culture
  • Parking reimbursement
  • Biometric screenings
  • Hybrid work schedule
  • Quarterly all-hands meetings
  • Adoption assistance
  • Meditation and mindfulness apps
  • Phased retirement options
  • Internet Reimbursement
  • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  • Sabbatical for long-tenured employees

• Apply before 2026-09-02

  Submit your application for this Contract healthcare position.