Health Records Specialist — Temporary ROI

Select Medical; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diverse benefits package

Accruable PTO

Paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, vision, and life ins.

Short- and long-term disability

Extended Illness Days (EID)

Leave for personal and family medical

Job summary

Select Medical is seeking a detail-oriented Health Records Specialist to support our illness recovery hospitals. The role focuses on processing requests for patient medical records, researching records, and ensuring timely, accurate releases while upholding privacy standards.

The position is full-time, on-site in Mechanicsburg, PA, with a 6-month temporary term and potential for permanent employment. Starting pay is $18/hour, with a comprehensive benefits package and strong cross-department

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Demonstrates organizational skills, detail-oriented, ability to set priorities, and problem-solving.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency in meeting deadlines and responding to internal/external customers.
• Knowledge of electronic medical records systems such as EPIC and the use of other software, including Microsoft.
• Communicates effectively, professionally, and respectfully with internal and external customers.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Receives incoming requests for protected health information (PHI) and screens requests for compliance with regulations.
• Researches patient demographics/visits and retrieves information from EMR and paper-based systems to fulfill requests accurately and on time.
• Provides follow-up to the requestor when no records are found.
• Prioritizes, fulfills, and logs all requests for PHI and releases information in required format.
• Invoices and processes payments for ROI services in line with policy and regulations.
• Communicates effectively with requestors, maintaining patient privacy and information security.
• Raises problems or discrepancies encountered in job functions.
• Meets annual goals and quality/productivity standards set with supervisor.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Prioritization

Problem solving

Communication

Independent work

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree preferred

Tools

EPIC

Microsoft Office

Job description

Select Medical is seeking a detail-oriented Health Records Specialist to support our illness recovery hospitals. The role focuses on processing requests for patient medical records, researching records, and ensuring timely, accurate releases while upholding privacy standards.

The position is full-time, on-site in Mechanicsburg, PA, with a 6-month temporary term and potential for permanent employment. Starting pay is $18/hour, with a comprehensive benefits package and strong cross-department