Medical Record Specialist

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Behavioral Health; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Behavioral Health is seeking a Medical Record Specialist to maintain medical record integrity, including filing, assembling, analysis, and retrieving confidential patient records. The role supports the HIM department and ensures compliance with storage and privacy policies.

Responsibilities include organizing and analyzing records, processing requests, auditing records for accuracy, and assisting with HBIPS-related reviews.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Three or more years' experience in psychiatric setting or equivalent education/experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and assemble medical records.
• Organize and analyze medical records for accuracy.
• Maintain chart control, access and storage per policies.
• Process medical records requests and scans for processing.
• Assist with HIM audits and quality measures.
• Purge and inventory medical records for off-site storage.
• Promote quality improvement and patient safety.

Skills

Psychiatric experience

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Medical Record Specialist to assist with Maintaining medical record integrity through filing, assembling, analysis and retrieving confidential patient records.

Overview

Medical Record Specialist to assist with Maintaining medical record integrity through filing, assembling, analysis and retrieving confidential patient records.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Prepare and assemble medical records.
• Organize and analyze medical records for accuracy and completeness.
• Identify, track and enter practitioner deficiencies in Medhost.
• Pull charts as requested for audits, peer review, readmissions, HBIPS processing and route to appropriate area or department.
• Ensure files are stored in the designated area according to storage procedures.
• Maintain and search computerized medical records.
• Maintain chart control, access and storage in accordance with established policies, procedures and regulations.
• Process medical records requests according to policy and procedure.
• Scan records to contract coders for processing, when applicable.
• Assist with HIM department audits including HBIPS, CMS Quality Measures, and concurrent reviews.
• Pick up discharge records from patient units.
• Assemble new admission folders, if applicable.
• Print and deliver medical records forms to patient units.
• Search and print dictated reports from computerized transcription system.
• Purge and inventory medical records for off-site storage.
• Promotes quality improvement, staff and patient safety, and cultural diversity through department operations and by personal performance.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Three or more years' experience in psychiatric setting or combination of education and experience necessary.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

• RHIT or RHIA preferred.

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