Medical Records Specialist - Health Information Management Medical Records - Evenings

Schedule & Location:

Full-Time: 80 hours, biweekly

Monday-Friday: 12pm-8:30pm

Rotating weekends and holidays required

Good Samaritan Hospital 

Job Description:

Under general supervision, collects, analyzes and processes patient medical information to ensure the completeness and accuracy of clinical documentation.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assembles medical records and analyzes for quantitative deficiencies and assigns deficient records to appropriate providers per applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements while abiding by the Rules & Regulations set forth by the Medical Staff.
2. Collects, prepares and scans patient records according to established procedures.
3. Prepares and distributes documents such as physician reminder notices, suspension lists, and/or other controlling documents.
4. Retrieves records from various areas for chart processing. Retrieves patient records for continuation of care, Health Information Management (HIM) operations, and record requests.
5. Performs release of information functions for continuation of care requests while protecting the security of the medical record and maintaining confidentiality.
6. Performs related clerical duties such as photocopying, scanning, answering telephones, setting up/maintaining computer files, reporting productivity data, and distributing incoming mail and reports, operates a PC, scanner, copier and other office equipment.

Qualifications

• High School or G.E.D
• 6 - 12 months
• Working knowledge of Outlook, and Microsoft Office Suite products preferred
• Course in medical terminology; coursework in anatomy and physiology preferred